Work-Related Psychological Wellbeing

Testing the Balanced Affect Model among Anglican Clergy

Bibliographic Data

ID3417422
AuthorsLeslie J Francis (0000-0003-2946-9980, University of Warwick, corresponding author), Leslie Francis, Patrick Laycock, P J Laycock (0000-0001-5273-5226, University of Manchester), Christine Brewster (0009-0001-1801-3809, Wrexham University)
Year2017
Volume8
Issue7
Pages118
Publication date2017-06-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligions (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel8070118
OpenAlexW2726741887
LanguageEN
Citations received28
References cited44

Poor work-related psychological health and professional burnout remain issues of concern among clergy across denominations and across cultures. Maslach's three-component model of burnout remains the most frequently employed conceptualization and measure in clergy research. Maslach proposes a sequential model of burnout. An alternative approach has been offered by the Francis Burnout Inventory that comprises two components. Francis proposes a balanced affect model of burnout according to which negative affect (emotional exhaustion) is offset by positive affect (satisfaction in ministry). This study draws on data provided by around 658 clergy serving in the Church of England to test this balanced affect model. Employing independent measures of burnout, the data demonstrated the significance of the interaction term between positive affect and negative affect in predicting individual differences in burnout. In other words, as positive affect increases the effects of negative affect decrease

Burnout · Christian ministry · Conceptualization · Emotional exhaustion · Job satisfaction · Theology · Clinical Psychology · Health, psychology, and well-being · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology

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