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Work-related psychological health and psychological type : a study among Catholic priests in Italy
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Francis, Leslie J. and Crea, Giueppe (2015) Work-related psychological health and psychological type : a study among Catholic priests in Italy. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 18 (7). pp. 593-604. doi:10.1080/13674676.2014.963996
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2014.963996
Abstract
This paper explores the connection between psychological type and burnout among a sample of 155 Catholic priests serving in Italy. Burnout was assessed by the Francis Burnout Inventory that draws on Bradburn's classic model of balanced affect to conceptualise poor work-related psychological health (burnout) in terms of high levels of emotional exhaustion in ministry in the absence of good levels of satisfaction in ministry. Psychological type was assessed by the Francis Psychological Type Scales that draw on the development of Jung's classic model that distinguishes between two orientations (extraversion and introversion), two perceiving functions (sensing and intuition), two judging functions (thinking and feeling), and two attitudes (judging and perceiving). The data demonstrated that higher levels of burnout were experienced by introverts than by extraverts. These findings are consistent with the view that the clerical profession has been shaped by inter-personal expectations that are more readily met by extraverts.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BV Practical Theology |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- ) | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Catholic Church -- Clergy -- Psychology, Burn out (Psychology), Typology (Psychology) | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Mental Health, Religion & Culture | ||||||
| Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||
| ISSN: | 1367-4676 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 19 November 2015 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 18 | ||||||
| Number: | 7 | ||||||
| Number of Pages: | 12 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 593-604 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/13674676.2014.963996 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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