Self-Regard in Pastoral Ministry: Self-Compassion versus Self-Criticism in a Sample of United Methodist Clergy. Issue 1 (March 2020)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Self-Regard in Pastoral Ministry: Self-Compassion versus Self-Criticism in a Sample of United Methodist Clergy. Issue 1 (March 2020)
- Main Title:
- Self-Regard in Pastoral Ministry: Self-Compassion versus Self-Criticism in a Sample of United Methodist Clergy
- Authors:
- Lee, Cameron
Rosales, Aaron - Abstract:
- Pastoral ministry is a demanding and stressful vocation, and the empirical and anecdotal literature on ministry has often emphasized this negative outlook. More recent work, however, has shifted toward a more positive emphasis on personal characteristics that might help pastors be more resilient. The present study examined the interplay of identity demands, social support, and self-regard in accounting for both positive (positive affect and life satisfaction) and negative (negative affect and burnout) outcomes. Self-compassion, which was measured using the short form of Neff's (2003) Self-Compassion Scale (SCS-SF), was herein reconceptualized as being comprised of two types of self-regard: self-compassion and self-criticism. Regression analyses with data collected from 200 United Methodist pastors indicated that social support and self-compassion (in descending order of importance) explained a significant proportion of the variance of the positive outcome, while self-criticism, social support, demand, and gender explained the negative.
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of psychology and theology. Volume 48:Issue 1(2020)
- Journal:
- Journal of psychology and theology
- Issue:
- Volume 48:Issue 1(2020)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 48, Issue 1 (2020)
- Year:
- 2020
- Volume:
- 48
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2020-0048-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 18
- Page End:
- 33
- Publication Date:
- 2020-03
- Subjects:
- burnout -- ministry -- pastors -- resilience -- self-compassion -- stress
Psychology -- Periodicals
Psychology, Religious -- Periodicals
253.5019 - Journal URLs:
- http://journals.sagepub.com/home/ptja ↗
http://www.uk.sagepub.com/home.nav ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1177/0091647119870290 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0091-6471
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