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(Re)Framing Resilience

A Trajectory-Based Study Involving Emerging Religious/Spiritual Leaders

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ID3166288
AuthorsPeter J Jankowski (0000-0002-4274-4775, Boston University, corresponding author), Steven J Sandage (0000-0001-9078-0810, Boston University), David C Wang (0000-0002-6777-7602, Fuller Theological Seminary)
Year2023
Volume14
Issue3
Pages333
Publication date2023-03-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligions (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel14030333
OpenAlexW4322769408
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited71

The COVID-19 pandemic has provided a unique circumstance for the study of resilience, and clergy resilience has garnered increased research attention due to greater recognition that religious/spiritual leaders are at risk for elevated levels of anxiety and burnout. We examined longitudinal patterns of change during the pandemic in a sample of emerging leaders (N = 751; Mage = 32.82; SD 11.37; 49.9% female; 59.8% White). In doing so, we offered a conceptual and methodological approach based on historical and critical evaluations of the study of resilience. Results revealed a subgroup that exhibited resilience over three waves of data. The labeling of this trajectory was based on established criteria for determining resilience: (a) significant adversity in the form of COVID-19 stress at time 1, which included the highest levels of the subjective appraisal of stress; (b) risk in the form of low religiousness/spirituality and greater likelihood of reporting marginalized identifications, relative to those who were flourishing; (c) a protective influence for transformative experiences to promote positive adaptation; and (d) interruption to the trajectory in the form of improvement in levels of symptoms and well-being. Practical implications center on the potential for transformative experiences to clarify emotional experience and construct new meaning

Burnout · Developmental psychology · Flourishing · Longitudinal study · Psychological resilience · Spirituality · Transformative learning · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology

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Citations per year4
Citation span2024 - 2026 (3)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 8

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