Associations Between Work–Family Conflict, Psychological Distress, and Well-Being Among Taiwanese Clergy

IF 0.4 4区哲学 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Psychology and Theology Pub Date : 2022-06-22 DOI:10.1177/00916471221099543

Hsiu-Chih Lee, Joey J. Fung

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Abstract

The study examined the associations between work–family conflict (WFC), psychological distress, and well-being in a sample of 336 clergy (mean age = 46.1 years, SD = 11.7 years) in Taiwan. Specifically, we examined how each of the four types of WFC (time-based work interference with family, time-based family interference with work, strain-based work interference with family, and strain-based family interference with work) were related to psychological distress (depression, anxiety, and burnout) and well-being (life satisfaction, flourishing, and spiritual well-being). Results from the bivariate analysis indicated that all four types of WFC were positively associated with psychological distress and negatively associated with well-being. However, when they were modeled simultaneously in the structural equation model, only strain-based WFC, but not time-based WFC, were related to the outcomes. Finally, younger, female, or single clergy, as well as clergy who work alone or who earn below the median income reported higher levels of psychological distress and lower levels of well-being compared with their counterparts. Practical implications of protecting and promoting clergy mental health were discussed in the article.

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台湾神职人员工作家庭冲突、心理困扰与幸福感的关联

这项研究调查了336名神职人员（平均年龄）的工作-家庭冲突、心理困扰和幸福感之间的关系 = 46.1 年，SD = 11.7 年）在台湾。具体而言，我们研究了四种类型的WFC（基于时间的工作对家庭的干扰、基于时间的家庭对工作的干扰、压力的工作对家人的干扰和压力的家庭对作品的干扰）与心理困扰（抑郁、焦虑和倦怠）和幸福感（生活满意度、繁荣和精神幸福）的关系。双变量分析结果表明，所有四种类型的WFC都与心理困扰呈正相关，与幸福感呈负相关。然而，当它们在结构方程模型中同时建模时，只有基于应变的WFC，而不是基于时间的WFC与结果相关。最后，与同行相比，年轻、女性或单身神职人员，以及独自工作或收入低于中位数的神职人员报告的心理困扰程度更高，幸福感水平更低。文章讨论了保护和促进神职人员心理健康的实际意义。

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期刊介绍： The purpose of the Journal of Psychology and Theology is to communicate recent scholarly thinking on the interrelationships of psychological and theological concepts, and to consider the application of these concepts to a variety of professional settings. The major intent of the editor is to place before the evangelical community articles that have bearing on the nature of humankind from a biblical perspective.