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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publishing
2019
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| In: |
Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Year: 2019, Volume: 73, Issue: 4, Pages: 232-237 |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Clergy stress B China B Occupational health B Maslach Burnout Inventory |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 2167-776X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1542305019886533 |