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The Gap in Mental Health Service Utilization Among United Methodist Clergy with Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms
Clergy are tasked with multiple interpersonal administrative, organizational, and religious responsibilities, such as preaching, …
Blen Biru
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Jia Yao
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James Plunket
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Celia F. Hybels
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Eunsoo Timothy Kim
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David E. Eagle
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Jessica Y. Choi
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Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell
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Is There a Crisis in Clergy Health?: Reorienting Research Using a National Sample
Are religious leaders unusually unhealthy? This question has long occupied scholars interested in the study of religious institutions, …
Anna Holleman
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David Eagle
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Divine Struggles Among Those Doing God’s Work: A Longitudinal Assessment Predicting Depression and Burnout and the Role of Social Support in United Methodist Clergy
In this study, we examine the role of spiritual struggles among clergy, in the form of “divine struggle” or feelings of alienation from …
Laura Upenieks
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David Eagle
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Introducing the Seminary to Early Ministry Study
David E. Eagle
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Joshua Gaghan
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Expanding the Horizontal Call: A Typology of Social Influence on the Call to Ministry
This research examines the social actors and interactions that facilitate seminary students’ sense of calling. Drawing from 36 …
Erin F. Johnston
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David E. Eagle
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Burial workers’ perceptions of community resistance and support systems during an Ebola outbreak in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: a qualitative study
Community Health Workers (CHWs) provide vital services during disease outbreaks. Appropriate burials of those who died from an …
Hana Zwick
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Marc Salama Asobee
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Isabeaux Kennedy Mitton
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Jennifer Headley
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David E. Eagle
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Are Women Elders Paid Less than Men? A brief report from the North Carolina Statewide Longitudinal Survey of United Methodist Clergy
Our analysis suggests that, while male elders have significantly higher salaries than their female counterparts, these two groups have …
Joshua Gaghan
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David Eagle
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Reproducing inequality in a formally anti-racist organization: the case of racialized career pathways in the United Methodist Church
Victor Ray argues organizations are racial structures that legitimate the unequal distribution of resources and stratify the agency of …
David E. Eagle
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Collin W. Mueller
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Seminary students and physical health: beliefs, behaviors, and barriers
As an occupational group, clergy exhibit numerous physical health problems. Given the physical health problems faced by clergy, …
Erin F. Johnston
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David E. Eagle
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Amy L. Corneli
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Brian Perry
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Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell
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Age differences in trajectories of depressive, anxiety, and burnout symptoms in a population with a high likelihood of persistent occupational distress
Objectives:Work in occupations with higher levels of occupational stress can bring mental health costs. Many older adults worldwide are …
Celia F. Hybels
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Dan G. Blazer
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David E. Eagle
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Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell
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