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Depression And Contributors To Vocational Satisfaction In Roman Catholic Secular Clergy, Sarah Knox, Stephen G. Virginia, Jessica A. Thull, John P. Lombardo
Depression And Contributors To Vocational Satisfaction In Roman Catholic Secular Clergy, Sarah Knox, Stephen G. Virginia, Jessica A. Thull, John P. Lombardo
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A nationally selected, random sample of Roman Catholic secular (i.e., diocesan) priests was examined using the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale and an instrument developed for this study to assess contributors to priests’ vocational satisfaction. In addition, a self-report inventory gathered information regarding participants’ demographics as well as four categories of predictor variables (i.e., overall level of vocational satisfaction, social support, spiritual activities, physical environment). The study yielded a response rate of 45%. Secular clergy reported rates of depression approximately seven times greater than are found in the general population, and also indicated that the recent sexual abuse scandal in …