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Are clergy serving yoked congregations more vulnerable to burnout? : a study among clergy serving in the Presbyterian church (USA)
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Francis, Leslie J., Robbins, Mandy and Wulff, Keith (2013) Are clergy serving yoked congregations more vulnerable to burnout? : a study among clergy serving in the Presbyterian church (USA). Stress and Health, Volume 29 (Number 2). pp. 113-116. doi:10.1002/smi.2434 ISSN 1532-3005.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smi.2434
Abstract
Pressures generated by increasing secularization and decreasing vocations to ordained ministry are resulting across denominations in a growing number of clergy serving more than one congregation. This study assesses the hypothesis that clergy serving more than one congregation are more susceptible to burnout. Data were provided by a sample of 735 clergy serving in The Presbyterian Church (USA) who completed the Francis Burnout Inventory together with the abbreviated Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised. Among these clergy, 82% served one congregation, 13% served two congregations, and 5% served three or more congregations. After controlling for individual differences in age and personality, the data demonstrated that clergy serving yoked congregations experienced no statistically significant differences in susceptibility to burnout, either in terms of levels of emotional exhaustion or in terms of levels of satisfaction in ministry, compared with colleagues serving just one congregation.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BX Christian Denominations |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute of Education ( -2013) | ||||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Burn out (Psychology), Presbyterian Church -- United States -- Clergy -- Job stress | ||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Stress and Health | ||||||||||
Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons Ltd | ||||||||||
ISSN: | 1532-3005 | ||||||||||
Official Date: | 1 June 2013 | ||||||||||
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Volume: | Volume 29 | ||||||||||
Number: | Number 2 | ||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 113-116 | ||||||||||
DOI: | 10.1002/smi.2434 | ||||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||||
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