The Psychological Effects of Multiple Roles in Priesthood and Religious Life

Download or read book The Psychological Effects of Multiple Roles in Priesthood and Religious Life written by Elias Rinaldo Gamboriko and published by Author House. This book was released on 2012-01-20 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study unearths the psychological effects on priests undertaking both religious and priestly duties. It examines how devotion to Godly duties could be associated with the psychological welfare amongst both active and non-active priests from the Roman Catholic Church. The priests psychological integrity is determined by administering a survey questionnaire to a selected sample of priests determined by factors including self-autonomy, positive relationships with others, personal growth and development, self-acceptance, and their inherent purpose in religious life. The study reports that majority of non-active priests reported to have undergone severe psychological stress before and after they quit priesthood (Kirkpatrick 2005). Equally important, the study investigates how multiple roles in priesthood and religious life affect priests psychological welfare and development. Finally, the study shows how multiple roles in priesthood and religious life affect the psychological healthy of priests and the correlation between their attachment to God to their overall psychological wellbeing.