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ArticleJournal of religion and health2017

Commitment to Celibacy in German Catholic Priests: Its Relation to Religious Practices, Psychosomatic Health and Psychosocial Resources.

Klaus Baumann, Christoph Jacobs, Eckhard Frick Sj, Arndt Büssing

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Article in Journal of religion and health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Klaus BaumannCaritas Science and Christian Social Work, Faculty of Theology, Albert-Ludwig University, Freiburg, Germany.
Christoph JacobsFaculty of Theology Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany.
Eckhard Frick SjDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Arndt BüssingQuality of Life, Spirituality and Coping, Institute for Integrative Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Gerhard-Kienle-Weg 4, 58313, Herdecke, Germany. Arndt.Buessing@uni-wh.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5025-7950
TUM Klinikum · DEUniversity of Freiburg · DEWitten/Herdecke University · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We aimed to investigate Catholic priests' commitment to celibacy and its relation to their religious practices, life and work satisfaction, and psychosomatic health. Results of our cross-sectional study of 2549 priests show that the majority finds living in celibacy helpful to minister more effectively. Nevertheless, a large proportion see it as a burden and would not choose celibate life again. Commitment to celibacy was predicted best by the frequency of religious practices (liturgy), work engagement and personal relation with God, explaining 39 % of variance. These resources are predictors for maintaining a celibate lifestyle and facilitate priests' satisfaction with life and commitment to their ministry.

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Religion and PsychologySocial SupportAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCatholicismClergyCross-Sectional StudiesGermanyHumansMaleMiddle AgedPersonal SatisfactionPsychophysiologic DisordersSexual AbstinenceCatholic priestsCommitment to celibacyHealthReligious practicesSocial supportSpirituality

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PMID27681263
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