The personality profile of Roman Catholic parochial secular priests in England and Wales

A sample of 1,168 Roman Catholic parochial secular priests in England and W ales completed the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire. In terms of the two m ajor dimensions of extraversion and neuroticism the Roman Catholic priests display a personality profile move characteristic of women. In other words Roman Catholic priests are more introverted than men in general and more ne urotic than men in general. In terms of the third major dimension of psycho ticism, the Roman Catholic priests display a clearly masculine profile. Ind eed Roman Catholic clergy are more toughminded than men in general.