Emerging Adult–Centered Pastoral Care

IF 0.8 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Pastoral Psychology Pub Date : 2024-08-12 DOI:10.1007/s11089-024-01163-6

Ryan Snider

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Abstract

While there are sociological trends and commonalities among emerging adults, today’s generation of emerging adults is a remarkably diverse cohort of individuals who are individualized to value authenticity. Effective pastoral care for emerging adults requires recognizing and addressing their individual differences rather than only relying on universal assumptions or stereotypes. I propose that ministry leaders can significantly enhance their pastoral care by drawing from three tenets of Carl Rogers’s person-centered therapy: embracing empathy as a cornerstone, valuing the intrinsic worth of each individual beyond external norms, and fostering vulnerability and honesty within every relational context. This approach acknowledges the unique experiences and perspectives of emerging adults and cultivates a more meaningful and impactful form of pastoral support that resonates with their values and needs.

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新兴的以成人为中心的教牧关怀

虽然新兴成年人之间存在着社会学趋势和共性，但今天的新兴成年人是一个非常多样化的群体，他们是个性化的，重视真实性。要对新兴成年人提供有效的教牧关怀，就必须承认并解决他们的个体差异，而不是仅仅依赖于普遍的假设或刻板印象。我建议，事工领导者可以借鉴卡尔-罗杰斯（Carl Rogers）以人为本疗法的三个原则，大大加强他们的教牧关怀：以同理心为基石，重视每个人超越外部规范的内在价值，在每一种关系中培养脆弱和诚实。这种方法承认新兴成人的独特经历和视角，并培养出一种更有意义和影响的教牧支持形式，与他们的价值观和需求产生共鸣。

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来源期刊

Pastoral Psychology Multiple-

CiteScore

1.40

自引率

25.00%

发文量

期刊介绍： Pastoral Psychology, founded in 1950, is one of the most well-established and respected journals in the field of psychology and religion/spirituality. Pastoral Psychology is an international forum that publishes scholarly, peer-reviewed original articles that address varied aspects of religion and spirituality from physical, human science, and interfaith perspectives. Historically, the word “pastoral” has referred to the care of individuals, families, and communities. Today, we additionally consider “pastoral” in terms of lived experience as it relates to embodiment, the social-political, economic, spiritual, and environmental dimensions of life. All theoretical perspectives are welcome, as Pastoral Psychology regularly publishes articles from a variety of schools of thought, including, but not limited to, psychoanalytic and other dynamic psychologies, cognitive psychologies, experimental and empirical psychologies, humanistic psychology, transpersonal psychology, and cultural psychology. Insights from existential perspectives, intersectional theories, philosophical and theological theories, gender and queer studies, sociology, anthropology, public mental health, and cultural and empirical studies are welcome. Theoretical contributions that have direct or indirect relevance for practice, broadly construed, are especially desirable, as our intended audience includes not only academics and scholars in religion and science, but also religious and spiritual leaders, as well as caregivers, chaplains, social workers, counselors/therapists, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, and persons interested in matters of religion/spirituality and psychology. Pastoral Psychology welcomes scholarship and reflection from all religious and spiritual traditions. In addition to scholarly research papers, the journal welcomes thoughtful essays on a wide range of issues and various genres of writing, including book reviews and film reviews. The community of scholars represented in its pages has demonstrated that the life challenges the journal seeks to address are universally shared, yet also reflect individual social, cultural, and religious locations. The journal, therefore, welcomes submissions from scholars from around the world.