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01-09-2011 | Original Paper

A Theoretical Model of the Holistic Health of United Methodist Clergy

Authors: Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell, Sara LeGrand, John James, Amanda Wallace, Christopher Adams, David Toole

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 3/2011

Abstract

Culturally competent health interventions require an understanding of the population’s beliefs and the pressures they experience. Research to date on the health-related beliefs and experiences of clergy lacks a comprehensive data-driven model of clergy health. Eleven focus groups with 59 United Methodist Church (UMC) pastors and 29 UMC District Superintendents were conducted in 2008. Participants discussed their conceptualization of health and barriers to, and facilitators of, health promotion. Audiotape transcriptions were coded by two people each and analyzed using grounded theory methodology. A model of health for UMC clergy is proposed that categorizes 42 moderators of health into each of five levels drawn from the Socioecological Framework: Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, Congregational, United Methodist Institutional, and Civic Community. Clergy health is mediated by stress and self-care and coping practices. Implications for future research and clergy health interventions are discussed.

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Title: A Theoretical Model of the Holistic Health of United Methodist Clergy
Authors: Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell
Sara LeGrand
John James
Amanda Wallace
Christopher Adams
David Toole
Publication date: 01-09-2011
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 3/2011
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-009-9250-1

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