Forced Termination of American Clergy
Its Effects and Connection to Negative Well-Being
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4234045 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marcus N Tanner (0000-0003-4132-9171, Texas Tech University, Box 42191, 79409, Lubbock, TX, USA, corresponding author), Anisa M Zvonkovic (Virginia Tech University, 366A Wallace Hall, 24061, Blacksburg, VA, USA), Anisa Zvonkovic (0000-0001-8489-7123, Virginia Tech), Charlie Adams (Texas Tech University, Box 42191, 79409, Lubbock, TX, USA) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-17 |
| Publication date | 2012-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of Religious Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2211-4866 • E-ISSN: 0034-673X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s13644-011-0041-2 |
| OpenAlex | W1976135404 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 38 |
Forced termination of clergy involves constant negativity found in personal attacks and criticism from a small congregational faction. The minister feels psychologically pressured to step down from the ministry position and this process is often demeaning to the emotional and physical well-being of the minister. The prevalence of forced termination among clergy has ranged from 25% among many denominations to 41% among Assemblies of God ministers. Forced termination and its effects are serious problems that have yet to be adequately addressed by scholars in social science research. The lack of scholarly research in this area called for a large national study from a reputable research institution. This online study shows that 28% of ministers among 39 denominations experienced a forced termination. Forced termination was associated with high levels of depression, stress, and physical health problems. Forced termination was also associated with low levels of self-efficacy, and self-esteem
Christian ministry · Forced marriage · Institution · Political science · Sociology · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Law · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology
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The Sacred and Stressed
PTSD symptoms in religious leaders
Religious leaders' perceptions of their emotional and psychological needs
The Perceptions of Terminated Ministers Scale—Revised
The Process of Forced Termination
Predicting Ordination, Early-Career Mobility, and Career Adaptation from Ministerial Applicants' Psychological Assessment Results
The social readjustment rating scale
The CES-D Scale
Clergy work-related psychological health, stress, and burnout
Changes in burnout over the first 12 months in ministry
The effects of unemployment on the mood, self‐esteem, locus of control, and depressive affect of school‐leavers
Job loss vs. failure to find work as psychological stressors in the young unemployed
Snowball sampling
The Parish minister's self-image of his master role
Denominational perceptions of stress and the provision of support services for clergy families
Forced to Leave
Recent Research on the Psychological Effects of Unemployment
Personal Consequences of Plant Closings
Unhappiness and Unemployment
The measurement of experienced burnout
Investigating the social world
Job Burnout
Unemployment stress
Work-Related Predictors of Physical Symptomatology and Emotional Well-Being among Clergy and Spouses
Assessing-Emotional Exhaustion among the Australian Clergy
Concurrent and Discriminant Validity of the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale
A Global Measure of Perceived Stress
Targeted Sampling
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |