Assessing clergy work-related psychological health: reliability and validity of the Francis Burnout Inventory

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Occupational Stress and Catholic Priests: A Scoping Review of the Literature

“…Thus, when priests have high levels of negative affect and low levels of positive affect, this is linked to emotional exhaustion and poor work-related psychological health. On the other hand, if they have high levels of positive affect and low levels of negative affect, the results are associated with feelings linked to satisfaction with their ministry (Francis et al, 2017 ).…”

“…M sister = 50.6 ( SD sister = 13.5) Priests ranging from 27 to 86. M priest = 55.8 ( SD priest = 15) 61 women and 95 men 33 non-graduates, 123 graduates [−]− 8 Francis et al ( 2017 ) 155 Catholic Priests Ranging from 24 to 76 M = 46 ( SD = 12.16) Not reported Not reported 63% were Italians and 37% were from other countries. 56% were diocesan priests and 44% religious priests 9 Francis et al ( 2004 ) 1.482 Catholic Priests (England and Wales) M and SD not provided.…”

“…With the same sample of 155 Italian Catholic priests described earlier in this paper, the same authors found that negative emotionality was mainly manifested in a cynical and biting sense of humor (20%), a feeling of discouragement due to lack of support (23%) and daily feelings of fatigue and irritation (28%). Nevertheless, it was positive emotionality that was dominant in participating priests, manifested as a feeling of having made many worthwhile accomplishments in their current ministry (77%), the conviction that their ministry gave real meaning and purpose to their lives (83%) and the fact that they felt very happy with their decision to join the priesthood (90%) (Francis et al, 2017 ). Similar results were reported by a study conducted by Francis and Crea ( 2018 ) 1 year later.…”

“…In relation to how having hobbies and engaging in community life help minimize the negative impact of burnout among priests, findings indicate that while they may both be protective factors, the results fail to reach statistical significance (Francis et al, 2017 ).…”

Assessment of mental health, religion, and culture: the development and examination of psychometric measures (Part III)

“…Lasebikan and Lasebikan (2017) report among a sample of 200 Yoruba-speaking patients with alcohol use disorder in Nigeria, the satisfactory psychometric properties of the Yoruba language version of the 12-step alcoholic anonymous tools of recoverythe 12-step practices and beliefs (Greenfield & Tonigan, 2013). Francis, Laycock, and Crea (2017) report among a sample of 155 priests serving with the Roman Catholic Church in Italy, the satisfactory psychometric properties of the Francis Burnout Inventory (Francis, Kaldor, Robbins, & Castle, 2005;Francis, Kaldor, Shevlin, & Lewis, 2004).…”