ArticleJournal of religion and health2017
Reactions and Strategies of German Catholic Priests to Cope with Phases of Spiritual Dryness.
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- Positive religious coping acts through perception of nature and silence in its association with well-being and life satisfaction among Polish Catholics.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Religious Struggle and Life Satisfaction Among Adult Christians: Self-esteem as a Mediator.Journal of religion and health · 2020Article
- Coping Mechanisms for Psychosomatic Symptoms among Aging Roman Catholic German priests.Journal of religion and health · 2018Article
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Abstract
We investigated strategies of 763 Catholic priests (response rate 36%) to deal with phases of spiritual dryness, specifically their reactions toward these feelings, and which strategies were used. Most priests have found strategies to cope with feelings of spiritual dryness. Those who have managed to overcome these phases were stimulated "all the more to help others" and experienced "deeper spiritual clarity and depth." Whatever strategy was chosen (we differentiated eight strategies in various combinations), there were no significant differences for priests' self-efficacy expectation, transcendence perception or life satisfaction. Instead, we found significant differences for social support (F = 6.5; p < 0.0001) and somatization (F = 3.4; p = 0.002).
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