Introducing the Francis Owl-Lark Indices (FOLI): assessing the implications of diurnal activity patterns for clergy work-related psychological health

Francis, Leslie J.; Village, Andrew; Payne, V. John

doi:10.1080/13674676.2021.1871595

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“…The more recent of the two measures, the Francis Burnout Inventory (Francis et al, 2005 ) was designed specifically for use among religious professionals and clergy and has been employed in a diverse range of studies, including work reported by Francis et al ( 2008 ), Francis et al ( 2009 ), Robbins and Francis ( 2010 ), Brewster et al ( 2011 ), Francis et al ( 2012 ), Robbins et al ( 2012 ), Barnard and Curry ( 2012 ), Randall ( 2013a , 2013b , 2015 ), Francis et al ( 2013a , 2013b , 2013c ), Robbins and Francis ( 2014 ), Francis et al ( 2015 ), Sterland ( 2015 ), Francis and Crea ( 2015 ), Durkee-Lloyd ( 2016 ), Francis and Crea ( 2018 , 2021 ), Francis et al ( 2019a ) and Francis et al ( 2021b ).…”

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Work-Related Psychological Wellbeing and Conservative Christian Belief Among Methodist Circuit Ministers in Britain: Distinguishing Between Emotional Exhaustion and Satisfaction in Ministry

Francis

Haley²,

McKenna

2022

J Relig Health

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Drawing on data provided by 803 Methodist circuit ministers serving in Great Britain, the present study was designed to test the association between conservative Christian belief and work-related psychological wellbeing as operationalised by the balanced affect model proposed by the Francis Burnout Inventory. After taking into account the effects of personal factors, psychological factors, contextual factors, and experience factors, holding conservative Christian belief was associated with a higher level of positive affect (satisfaction in ministry) but independent of negative affect (emotional exhaustion in ministry).

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Work-Related Psychological Wellbeing and Conservative Christian Belief Among Methodist Circuit Ministers in Britain: Distinguishing Between Emotional Exhaustion and Satisfaction in Ministry

Francis

Haley²,

McKenna

2022

J Relig Health

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Purpose in Life as Protection Against Professional Burnout Among Catholic Priests and Religious in Italy: Testing the Insights of Logotherapy

Crea

Francis

2022

Pastoral Psychol

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Logotherapy, grounded in the insights of Viktor Frankl, suggests that meaning-making and the sense of purpose in life is central to healthy human functioning. This thesis was tested among a sample of 156 Catholic priests and religious sisters in Italy; their healthy human functioning was assessed through the two indices of positive affect (satisfaction in ministry) and negative affect (emotional exhaustion in ministry) proposed by the Francis Burnout Inventory. After controlling for personal factors (age and sex) and for psychological factors (emotionality and extraversion/introversion), the data demonstrated that higher scores on the Purpose in Life Scale were associated with both higher scores on the Satisfaction in Ministry Scale and lower scores on the Scale of Emotional Exhaustion in Ministry. These findings suggest that professional burnout and poor work-related psychological health among priests and religious sisters may, at least in part, be attributed to a poor sense of purpose in life. In light of this empirical evidence, therapeutic techniques developed by logotherapy may be relevant to addressing the problem of professional burnout and poor work-related psychological health among Catholic priests and religious sisters.

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

Lewis

2021

Mental Health, Religion & Culture

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This series aims to provide a dedicated forum for researchers to publish data on newly developed measures, or indeed established measures, that are of practical value for researchers interested in examining the relationship between the constructs of mental health, religion, and culture.Over the last six years or so, this series has become almost a biannual fixture in the content of Mental Health, Religion & Culture. The frequency of publication affirms the popularity of this series. The series has now become a well-established resource for researchers and practitioners alike. Previous articles have been presented in three areas. First, those articles focused on the psychometric properties of recently developed new scales. Second, those articles focused on assessing the psychometric properties of published scales translated into another language. Third, those articles focused on assessing the psychometric properties of scales employed in various cultural contexts and religious samples. The present Special Issue continues with this formatIn addition to this Editorial, this Special Issue consists of nine articles. First, four articles are presented that have focused on the development of new scales. Francis and Village (2021) report among a sample of 4,449 Church of England clergy (29%) and laity (71%), the development of The Index of Balanced Affect Change (TIBACh). Francis et al. (2021) report among samples of 338 Anglican clergy serving in the Church in Wales, 484 Presbyterian clergy serving in the Church of Scotland, and 422 Salvation Army Officers serving in the UK, the development of the Francis Owl-Lark Indices (FOLI). Hall et al. (2021) report among samples of 353 and 235 self-identified "Christians who have suffered" in the United States recruited through MTurk, and a sample of 174 self-assigned Christian students in the US the development of the Christian Sanctification of Suffering Scale. Ismail (2021) reports among samples of 182 and 59 Kurdish university students and 71 university lecturers, the development of the Life-view Scale in the Kurdish language.Second, three articles are presented that have focused on the evaluation of the psychometric properties of previously published scales that have been translated into other languages. Esat et al. (2021) report among two samples (n = 46 bilingual Turkish participants; n = 532 Muslim Turkish-speaking individuals, about half of whom lived in the United States) of Turkish-speaking adults the satisfactory psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Duke University Religion Index (Koenig & Büssing, 2010). Yıldırım and Tanrıverdi (2021) report among two samples (online sample, n = 228; paper-pencil sample, n = 200) of Turkish students the satisfactory psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Fragility of Happiness Scale (Joshanloo et al., 2015).

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Introducing the Francis Owl-Lark Indices (FOLI): assessing the implications of diurnal activity patterns for clergy work-related psychological health

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Work-Related Psychological Wellbeing and Conservative Christian Belief Among Methodist Circuit Ministers in Britain: Distinguishing Between Emotional Exhaustion and Satisfaction in Ministry

Work-Related Psychological Wellbeing and Conservative Christian Belief Among Methodist Circuit Ministers in Britain: Distinguishing Between Emotional Exhaustion and Satisfaction in Ministry

Purpose in Life as Protection Against Professional Burnout Among Catholic Priests and Religious in Italy: Testing the Insights of Logotherapy

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

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