Influence of Role Preference and Role Clarity on Vocational Commitment of Protestant Ministers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3133747 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dean R Hoge (Boys Town), John E Dyble, David T Polk (York College of Pennsylvania) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1 |
| Publication date | 1981-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Analysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0210 • E-ISSN: 2325-7873 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3709698 |
| OpenAlex | W1842426584 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
This study investigates the impact of tole problems on the vocational commitment of Protestant min-isters, using a s mple of 667 in the Chicago area. h tests the explanatory power of two approaches-Blizzard's analysis of tole preferences, and Campbell and Pettigrew's analysis of reference systems. Re-garding the first, preferences among the six roles (preacher, pastor, p iest, teacher, organizer, and ad-ministrator) are only moderately preclictive of vocational commitment. Regarding the s concl, problems of role clarity and conflict are very important for ministers'commitment to their present pastorates; the largest problems are with congregational l y leaders, not denominational leaders. Also ministers stress-ing intentional career planning ate less committed to the ministry in general. When both approaches are used simuhaneously, the reference system approach is by far the most explanatory for commitment to one's present pastorate, whiIe both are needed for e xplaining commitment to the ministry in general. A constant problem for any religious organization isthe morale and vocational commit-ment of its professionals. This problem has long been recognized with respect o Protes-tant clergy, anda number of denominat ional research studies have looked into the topic (e.g., Jud, et al. 1970; Reimer, et al. 1970; Johnson, et al. 1975). All studies have found that role ambiguity and role conflict trouble many ministers and depress their commitment
CLARITY · Economics · Microeconomics · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Preference · Protestant work ethic · Protestantism · Vocational education · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Social Psychology
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Ex-Pastors
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |