Sources of Stress Experienced by Catholic Priests
Using a nationwide sample of 515 diocesan priests we assessed their level of stress and 28 organizational and personal factors affecting stress. The priests scored slightly lower in stress than the average of other occupational groups. Younger priests and priests serving as assistant pastors reporte...
| Published in: | Review of religious research |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1993
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Review of religious research
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| Summary: | Using a nationwide sample of 515 diocesan priests we assessed their level of stress and 28 organizational and personal factors affecting stress. The priests scored slightly lower in stress than the average of other occupational groups. Younger priests and priests serving as assistant pastors reported the most; pastors reported the least. The organizational stressors experienced most frequently were inadequate feedback on ministry tasks, inadequate rewards, and unfairness. Yet the stressors contributing most to intense stress were overwork, over-responsibility for other people, and time pressure. Organizational problems within the diocese were stressors only for non-pastors. Priests reported more stress if diocesan communications were not open and if the Ordinary was perceived as not taking an interest in them. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3511057 |