Assessing the Power of the Francis Psychological Type and Emotional Temperament Scales (FPTETS) to Predict Professional Burnout alongside Lifestyle and Support Choices Among Catholic Priests in Portugal.

Janaína Mengal Gomes Fabri, Leslie J Francis, Ursula McKenna, Liliana Isabel Faria Roldão, Sílvia Caldeira, Eliane Ramos Pereira

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Janaína Mengal Gomes FabriFaculty of Nursing, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4777-4746

Leslie J FrancisCentre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR), University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. leslie.francis@warwick.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2946-9980

Ursula McKennaWorld Religions and Education Research Unit, Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2625-7731

Liliana Isabel Faria RoldãoHealth Sciences Institute, Portuguese Catholic University, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8347-6423

Sílvia CaldeiraHealth Sciences Institute, Portuguese Catholic University, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9804-2297

Eliane Ramos PereiraHealth Care Sciences at the Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6381-3979

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This study was designed to test the power of personality, engagement with leisure activities, and professional support, in order to predict susceptibility to professional burnout among Catholic priests in Portugal. Data provided by 208 priests who completed both the Francis Psychological Type and Emotional Temperament Scales and the Francis Burnout Inventory demonstrated that reported levels of burnout were significantly lower among stable extraverts and among those who engaged more frequently with leisure activities, while no further predictive power was associated with engaging a discipler or mentor. These findings carry implications for the pastoral care and pastoral oversight of priests.

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Burnout, ProfessionalCatholicismClergyLife StyleSocial SupportTemperamentAdultEmotionsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPortugalSurveys and QuestionnairesClergy studiesEmotional stabilityExtraversionFrancis Burnout InventoryLeisure activitiesPsychological type

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DOI10.1007/s10943-025-02319-1

PMCPMC12364966

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