Spiritual Dryness as a Measure of a Specific Spiritual Crisis in Catholic Priests: Associations with Symptoms of Burnout and Distress

Table 7

SDS-5 mean values in individuals with burnout and stress symptoms.

	SDS-5; (mean ± SD)
Emotional exhaustion (MBI) scores
<15 (48% low)	5.0 ± 3.0
15–21 (21% moderate)	5.6 ± 3.0
>21 (31% high)	8.4 ± 4.2
𝐹 value	48.6
𝑃 value	<.0001
Perceived stress (PSS) scores
<17 (29% absent)	4.4 ± 2.8
17–23 (43% low)	5.9 ± 3.2
24–28 (16% moderate)	7.5 ± 3.3
>28 (12% high)	9.7 ± 4.4
𝐹 value	35.5
𝑃 value	<.0001
Daily spiritual experiences scale (SDES) scores
<3 (11% low)	11.4 ± 3.9
3–4.9 (72% moderate)	6.1 ± 2.9
≥5 (17% high)	3.1 ± 2.4
𝐹 value	111.5
𝑃 value	<.0001