Research Article
Spiritual Dryness as a Measure of a Specific Spiritual Crisis in Catholic Priests: Associations with Symptoms of Burnout and Distress
Table 4
Correlation analyses.
| | Spiritual dryness scale (SDS-5) |
| Daily spiritual experiences (DSEs) | −.660** | Importance of specific spiritual practices (SpREUK-P Ipt) | | Active religious practices | −.453** | Gratitude/awe | −.399** | Passive religious activities | −.263** | Eastern spiritual practices | −.099 | Existential activities | −.124 | Humanistic activities | −.203** | Health status | | Burnout—emotional exhaustion (MBI) | .464** | Burnout—depersonalization (MBI) | .450** | Burnout—personal accomplishment (MBI) | .441** | Distress—somatization (BSI) | −.261** | Distress—depression (BSI) | .544** | Distress—anxiety (BSI) | .387** | Personal variables | | Age | −.010 | Self-efficacy—sum (GSE) | −.305** | Life orientation—optimism (LOT-R) | −.414** | Life orientation—pessimism (LOT-R) | .336** | Satisfaction with life (SWLS) | −.434** | Sense of coherence—sum score (SOC) | −.483** | Work situation | | Duration of work per week | .057 | Size of parish/pastoral unit | −.049 | Team size | .081 | Work engagement (UWES) | −.438** | Perceived stress (PSS) | .466** |
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* (Pearson).
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