Discipline and Sex Differences in Religiosity and Spirituality among Health Care Professionals

Dados Bibliográficos

ID13655259
AutoresKevin J Flannelly (The HealthCare Chaplaincy, autor correspondente), Kathleen Galek (The HealthCare Chaplaincy)
Ano2006
Volume99
Fascículo3
Páginas803-804
Data de publicação2006-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.99.3.803-804
PMID17305199
OpenAlexW2058134185
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas2

Significant discipline and sex differences were found among random samples of hospital chaplains, nurses, physicians, and social workers who were asked to rate their religiosity and spirituality. Chaplains were significantly higher and physicians were significantly lower than other disciplines in religiosity. Spirituality was higher than religiosity for all disciplines. Overall, women rated themselves higher on spirituality than men

Alternative medicine · Health care · Health professionals · Religiosity · Spirituality · Clinical Psychology · Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues · Medicine · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology · Workplace Spirituality and Leadership