The Religious Person Revisited: Cross-Cultural Evidence From the HEXACO Model of Personality Structure
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Mental Health, Religion & Culture
Abstract
The relationship of religiousness with the HEXACO (Honesty-Humility, Emotionality, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Openness) model of personality was studied in Iran and the United States. Correlations of personality factors and religiousness were generally similar across the two societies. In both countries, religiousness was associated with higher scores on Honesty-Humility, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness. The Honesty-Humility factor was one of the strongest correlates of religiousness in both countries. These findings support Saroglou's observation that the main personality characteristics of religiousness are consistent across different religious contexts and personality measures and models.
DOI
10.1080/13674676.2012.737771
Publication Date
11-5-2012
Keywords
culture, religiousness, personality, HEXACO Personality Inventory
ISSN
1469-9737
Recommended Citation
Aghababaei N, Wasserman JA, Nannini D. The Religious Person Revisited: Cross-Cultural Evidence From the HEXACO Model of Personality Structure. Mental Health, Religion & Culture. 2012; 17(1). doi: 10.1080/13674676.2012.737771.
