Work-Related Psychological Wellbeing of Catholic Priests in Portugal: Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Francis Burnout Inventory
The present study was designed to translate the Francis Burnout Inventory Revised into Portuguese and to test this translation among a snowball sample of 266 Catholic priests serving in Portugal (91% diocesan). The data demonstrated: good internal consistency reliability for the two scales proposed by this instrument (negative affect, α = .89 and positive affect, α = .89); support for the association with a measure of self-compassion; and support for the theory of balanced affect against a measure of thoughts of leaving ministry. The priests were found to display a high level of positive affect that masked a degree of negative affect, with a third of them reporting that fatigue and irritation were part of their daily experience.
Authors
- Liliana Isabel Faria Roldão (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8347-6423)
- Eliane Ramos Pereira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6381-3979)
- Ursula McKenna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2625-7731)
- Janaína Mengal Gomes Fabri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4777-4746)
- Andrew Village (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2174-8822)
- Sílvia Caldeira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9804-2297)
- Leslie J. Francis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2946-9980)
Institutions
- York St John University (GB)
- Universidade Federal Fluminense (BR)
- Universidade Católica Portuguesa (PT)
- Bishop Grosseteste University (GB)
- University of Warwick (GB)
- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- National University of Trujillo (PE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Religion and Health
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-025-02275-w
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Workplace Spirituality and Leadership
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 16.78