Orientation to the demands of ministry: Construct validity and relationship with burnout
Journal article
Miner, Maureen, Sterland, Sam and Dowson, Martin. (2009). Orientation to the demands of ministry: Construct validity and relationship with burnout. Review of Religious Research. 50(4), pp. 463 - 479.
Authors | Miner, Maureen, Sterland, Sam and Dowson, Martin |
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Abstract | This study investigates a new understanding of clergy burnout based on the proposed psychological consequences of secularization. A new construct, internal orientation to ministry, was hypothesized to be associated with clergy burnout and distress. A sample of 262 Protestant ministers in Australia completed measures of burnout, anxiety, depression, religious self-esteem and religious problem-solving, as well as the Orientations to the Demands of Ministry Survey (ODM-S), which was developed to assess internal orientations towards ministry demands in a secularized society. Correlations with other religious measures supported the construct validity of the ODM-S. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses showed that a weak internal ministry orientation was a significant predictor of burnout, depression and anxiety over and above the effects of key demographic and other religious measures. Together, the results of the study highlight the role of a weak internal orientation to ministry as a psychologically "toxic" response to the undermining social forces of secularization. |
Keywords | Burnout; Pastors; Clergy; Secularization; Self esteem; Depressive disorders; Churches; Psychology of religion; Anxiety; Locus of control |
Year | 2009 |
Journal | Review of Religious Research |
Journal citation | 50 (4), pp. 463 - 479 |
Publisher | Springer Netherlands |
ISSN | 0034-673X |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-67651102750 |
Web address (URL) | http://www.jstor.org/stable/25593758 |
https://www.jstor.org/stable/25593758 | |
Page range | 463 - 479 |
Research Group | NCLS Research |
Place of publication | Netherlands |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/88xy8/orientation-to-the-demands-of-ministry-construct-validity-and-relationship-with-burnout
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