Papers by Joseph R. Ferrari
Review of Religious Research, 2016
Permanent deacons in the Roman Catholic Church (all male) are active in their local community and... more Permanent deacons in the Roman Catholic Church (all male) are active in their local community and congregation mobilizing faith formation events, liturgical services, and community social action programs, yet not much is known about their leadership style. The present study compared U.S. 203 permanent deacons with 202 male community-based directors of non-profit agencies on their self-reported transformational leadership style, assessed by five subscales of competencies. Deacons and directors differed significantly on three subscales; deacons scored higher on the promoting positive values and leadership as service subscales, while directors scored higher on the building a sustainable organization subscale. Results suggested that the transformational leadership styles of U.S. permanent deacons is more value and service-centered, and, in comparison, community-based non-profit leaders seem to focus more on the group’s structure and health of their organization.
Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences, 2020
Behavioral Sciences
Psychological home is an understudied concept within community psychology, especially focused on ... more Psychological home is an understudied concept within community psychology, especially focused on migrants. Previous literature on psychological home found a positive relationship with well-being and resilience in general populations and migrants. Studying psychological home in migrants may provide important tools to buffer various stresses associated with migration. The present study explored the relationship between psychological home and demographic factors, including dwelling type and situation between migrants (n = 132) and Italian citizens’ population (n = 76). Results offer theoretical reasons explaining the differences in the meaning of home between migrant and non-immigrant populations.
Pastoral Psychology, 2016
Through a national survey, Roman Catholic deacons (n = 1349) and men in spiritual formation for t... more Through a national survey, Roman Catholic deacons (n = 1349) and men in spiritual formation for the diaconate, called candidates (n = 205), completed on-line measures of personality dimensions (i.e., HEXACO-60) and transformational leadership, as well as demographic variables. Results indicated that for both candidates and deacons, personality dimensions of agreeableness and conscientiousness were the most important variables for predicting transformational leadership styles. For deacons only, higher levels of honesty/humility, extraversion, and openness to experience also led to higher transformational leadership styles. Adding demographic variables as co-variates (age, years in a parish, number of children, and number of families in a parish) in the models did not seem to affect the predictive models; however, years in formation (for candidates) and years as a deacon did affect servant leadership style. Implications for the personality and leadership attributes of Catholic Bmarried clergy^are discussed.
Behavioral Sciences
Previous research found mixed results for clutter’s impact on individuals’ sense of home and subj... more Previous research found mixed results for clutter’s impact on individuals’ sense of home and subjective well-being in a variety of samples. In this retrospective cross-sectional study, archival data were utilized to examine the relationship between clutter, psychological home, and subjective well-being across two age categories, specifically older adults aged ≥65 (n = 225), and younger adults aged ≤64 (n = 225). Three moderation analyses used age categories as a moderator exploring the relationship between (a) clutter predicting psychological home, (b) psychological home predicting subjective well-being, and (c) clutter predicting subjective well-being. Results found that age categories significantly moderated the relationship between clutter and psychological home but did not moderate the other variable relationships.
Journal of prevention & intervention in the community, 2006
The Oxford House model for substance abuse recovery has potential economic advantages associated ... more The Oxford House model for substance abuse recovery has potential economic advantages associated with the low cost of opening up and maintaining the settings. In the present study, annual program costs per person were estimated for Oxford House based on federal loan information and data collected from Oxford House Inc. In addition, annual treatment and incarceration costs were approximated based on participant data prior to Oxford House residence in conjunction with normative costs for these settings. Societal costs associated with the Oxford House program were relatively low, whereas estimated costs associated with inpatient and incarceration history were high. The implications of these findings are discussed.
Current Psychology, 2017
In the present study, young adults (n = 346; M age = 21.5 years old) completed self-reported meas... more In the present study, young adults (n = 346; M age = 21.5 years old) completed self-reported measures of procrastination, self-identity with possessions, clutter, place attachment, and psychological home to provide an ecological understanding of the context in which chronic procrastinators live. Results found behavioral procrastination tendencies related only to clutter (a belief that living spaces have too much Bstuff,^feeling overwhelmed with excessive possessions, and that one's personal life is negatively impacted by many possessions). Clutter in one's living space, negative emotions, and impaired social ability all predicted high procrastination scores. Clutter was the best predictor of procrastination as determined by multiple regression. Taken together, chronic procrastinators reported too much clutter (possessions, or stuff), and that clutter interferes with a strong quality of their lives.
Substance abuse, Jan 26, 2015
This study used survival analysis to examine risk factors for substance abuse relapse among resid... more This study used survival analysis to examine risk factors for substance abuse relapse among residents in Oxford Houses (OH) a national network of self-run, self-financed aftercare homes for individuals recovering from substance use disorders. Participants who entered OH within 60 days of a one-year longitudinal study (N = 268) were selected from of a nationally representative U.S. Discrete-time survival analysis compared baseline risk of relapse to four hypothesized survival models that included time-invariant and time-varying factors across three subsequent time periods. The model predicting higher risk for more severe substance use disorders and psychiatric problems was supported. The hypothesized model that predicted time-varying increases in alcohol (but not drug) abstinence self-efficacy significantly affected risk of relapse. Hypothesized demographic and employment variables did not significantly predict relapse risk. Results suggested that OH recovery homes may reduce relapse...
Personality and Individual Differences, 1998
Shame\ guilt\ and identity in men and women] the role of identity orientation and processing styl... more Shame\ guilt\ and identity in men and women] the role of identity orientation and processing style in moral a}ects
Behavioral Sciences, 2020
The job demands–control model (JDC) postulates that an increased control over work resources miti... more The job demands–control model (JDC) postulates that an increased control over work resources mitigates or “buffers” the positive association between job stressors and strainers. However, the inconclusive validation of the buffering hypothesis across multiple studies suggests the need for fresh approaches, both conceptual and methodological. We integrated aspects of the JDC framework and time management process models to construct a model that tested both the direct and indirect effects of the perceived control of time (PCT) on emotional exhaustion arising from workload demands. Furthermore, we tested whether procrastination tendencies moderated the benefits of PCT on work stressors and strains. Data were collected in an Internet survey with 356 US adult office workers obtained from Prolific. The results supported the buffering effect of PCT on emotional exhaustion. PCT both mediated and exerted direct effects on the relationship between workload and emotional exhaustion. Procrastina...
Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences
One of the most widely used measures of chronic procrastination is Lay’s General Procrastination ... more One of the most widely used measures of chronic procrastination is Lay’s General Procrastination scale (GP). This present study aimed to explore the factor structure of the Greek GP scale in a sample of 865 university students (Mage = 21.84 years; SD = 4.18). The scale’s convergent validity was tested with two personality measures most closely related to chronic procrastination, namely conscientiousness and neuroticism. The effects of gender and age on GP scores were also explored. Confirmatory factor analysis yielded a two-factor structure, namely a) Delay and b) Procrastination domains. Males showed higher score in the “Procrastination domains” factor compared to females. High procrastinators also reported lower conscientiousness and higher neuroticism. Implications for clinical practice and research are discussed.
North American Journal of Psychology, 2008
In this study, participants (n = 196) read a vignette about an imaginary romantic partner cheatin... more In this study, participants (n = 196) read a vignette about an imaginary romantic partner cheating on them by having sex with another person and responded to a series of questions assessing variables associated with forgiveness. Method of discovering how the infidelity occurred and the frequency of cheating occurrence were manipulated between participants, while the presence or absence of an apology was manipulated within participants. Results indicated that, regardless of how the transgression was discovered, forgiveness was most likely when cheating was an isolated incident and when an apology was offered by the partner. These findings are important in light of the lack of research exploring the role of apologies and frequency in forgiveness of infidelity. ********** Romantic relationships are one of many sources of joy in people's lives, but rarely are they impervious to acts of betrayal. People are bound to violate their partners' expectations, which may disrupt the rela...
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