title: The relationship between work-related stress and boundary-related stress within the clerical profession.
abstract: The concepts of work-to-family conflict and family-to-work conflict have been studied extensively in recent years. We propose a different means of understanding clergy work and family stressors because the boundaries between family and work are blurred within the clerical profession. We suggest, therefore, that the stressors associated with ordained ministry can be better analyzed if separated into two related, but distinct categories: (1) stressors stemming from the demands of the work (work-related stress) and (2) stressors stemming from the way the work impinges upon clerical family boundaries (boundary-related stress). Utilizing the Pulpit and Pew Clergy Leadership Survey of 2001, we explore the association between these two forms of stress. Correlation analysis and simple and multiple regression models are used. A strong association between work-related stress and boundary-related stress is detected; length of time spent in the profession is related to reduced levels of boundary- and work-related stress.
authors.affiliation: University of South Carolina, Office of Equal Opportunity Programs, 1600 Hampton Street, Columbia, SC 29208, USA. wellscr@mailbox.sc.edu
authors.forename: Carl R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Wells
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Probst
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McKeown
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mitchem
authors.forename: Han
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Whiejong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002977:Clergy / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014481:United States