Experience of Stress and Burnout among Pastors in China

A quantitative survey was conducted among a convenience sample of 164 church ministers in China to test a model relating experience of stress, clergy burnout, and clergy health. Results indicated that respondents experience relatively low levels of stress and burnout. The burnout score was 2.73 on a...

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Auteurs: Chan, Kara (Auteur) ; Chen, M. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: 2019
Dans: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Année: 2019, Volume: 73, Numéro: 4, Pages: 232-237
Sujets non-standardisés:B Survey
B Clergy stress
B China
B Occupational health
B Maslach Burnout Inventory
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Résumé:A quantitative survey was conducted among a convenience sample of 164 church ministers in China to test a model relating experience of stress, clergy burnout, and clergy health. Results indicated that respondents experience relatively low levels of stress and burnout. The burnout score was 2.73 on a seven-point scale. Stress from family was a significant predictor of overall burnout. The experience of emotional exhaustion was a significant predictor of the occurrence of adverse health symptoms.
ISSN:2167-776X
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/1542305019886533