David M Gresswell
Biographic Data
| ID | 8250157 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David M Gresswell |
| GIVEN NAMES | David M |
| FAMILY NAME | Gresswell |
| SIGNATURE | GRESSWELL D M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lincoln |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0797-5279 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
“Jesus got crucified, why should we expect any different?”; UK Christian clergies’ experiences of coping with role demands and seeking support
Clergy have an emotionally taxing role and are suggested to experience high rates of distress. Prior research suggests clergy utilise religious coping skills and may underutilise support. This study aimed to explore clergy experiences of role-demands, coping, and support, to supplement previous findings, and guide intervention. Nine clergy members participated in semi-structured interviews; data was analysed using inductive-deductive Thematic Ana…
Psychological distress, coping, and barriers to help-seeking in Christian clergy
Clergy have an emotionally taxing role and experience high rates of distress. Clergy are an under-represented group in research, with studies suggesting clergy utilise religious coping skills, and underutilise social support. The aims of this study were to assess psychological distress, coping, and help-seeking in UK clergy, and determine whether religious coping mediates the relationship between role demands and distress. One hundred and sixty o…
The relationship between social support, spiritual well-being, and depression in Christian clergy
Rates of depression in Christian clergy have been reported as being more than three times that of the general population, and some studies have suggested this is associated with a lack of perceived social support or clergy-members' spiritual well-being. This systematic literature review aimed to identify studies of depression in clergy to assess evidence of the association between social support, spiritual well-being, and depression in this group…
An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
Multiple Murder
A review of the literature on multiple murder reveals little systematic research on this phenomenon despite widespread media interest and figures indicating that over 3 per cent of homicide victims in England and Wales die in incidents of multiple homicide. Difficulties in both defining multiple murder and estimating its prevalance are noted, although these can be seen as essential steps towards the formulation of a comprehensive psychological mo…
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Multiple Murder
A review of the literature on multiple murder reveals little systematic research on this phenomenon despite widespread media interest and figures indicating that over 3 per cent of homicide victims in England and Wales die in incidents of multiple homicide. Difficulties in both defining multiple murder and estimating its prevalance are noted, although these can be seen as essential steps towards the formulation of a comprehensive psychological mo…
An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
The relationship between social support, spiritual well-being, and depression in Christian clergy
Rates of depression in Christian clergy have been reported as being more than three times that of the general population, and some studies have suggested this is associated with a lack of perceived social support or clergy-members' spiritual well-being. This systematic literature review aimed to identify studies of depression in clergy to assess evidence of the association between social support, spiritual well-being, and depression in this group…
“Jesus got crucified, why should we expect any different?”; UK Christian clergies’ experiences of coping with role demands and seeking support
Clergy have an emotionally taxing role and are suggested to experience high rates of distress. Prior research suggests clergy utilise religious coping skills and may underutilise support. This study aimed to explore clergy experiences of role-demands, coping, and support, to supplement previous findings, and guide intervention. Nine clergy members participated in semi-structured interviews; data was analysed using inductive-deductive Thematic Ana…
Psychological distress, coping, and barriers to help-seeking in Christian clergy
Clergy have an emotionally taxing role and experience high rates of distress. Clergy are an under-represented group in research, with studies suggesting clergy utilise religious coping skills, and underutilise social support. The aims of this study were to assess psychological distress, coping, and help-seeking in UK clergy, and determine whether religious coping mediates the relationship between role demands and distress. One hundred and sixty o…
Psychology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Psychotherapist (3 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (3 works) · Distress (2 works) · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Social support (2 works)