An investigation of differences between clergy children and non-clergy children : moral-religious emphasis, stressors, and self-esteem

Author

Jenny Owensby Warren

Date of Award

8-1995

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy

Major

Education

Major Professor

William A. Poppen

Committee Members

Charles Chance, Charles Thompson, Warren Jones

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine if differences exists between clergy and non-clergy children in regard to family moral-religious emphasis, to stressors, and to self- esteem. The Moral-Religious Emphasis subscale of the Family Environment Scale (Moos, 1974) was used to measure the students' perceptions of their families' moral-religious emphasis.

The Family Environment Scale was administered to Carson- Newman College students along with Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale and the Stressors in Clergy Children and Couples Scale. It was hypothesized that there would be no significant differences between clergy children and non-clergy children on measures of family moral-religious emphasis, stressors, and self-esteem. In order to determine if there were significant differences between the two groups on the three given variables, t tests were used. The Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was also used to determine relationships among the three factors: emphasis, stressors, and self-esteem. moral-religious

Results were supportive of a difference between clergy and non-clergy children in moral-religious emphasis. No differences were found between the two groups in relation to stress and self-esteem. However, findings are supportive of a direct positive correlation between stress and self-esteem.

Recommended Citation

Warren, Jenny Owensby, "An investigation of differences between clergy children and non-clergy children : moral-religious emphasis, stressors, and self-esteem. " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 1995.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/10259