J Relig Health. 2010 Jun;49(2):233-44. doi: 10.1007/s10943-009-9260-z. Epub 2009 Jul 10.
Clergy self-concepts provide an important resource for research into the psychosocial pressures that often breed domestic tension and marital discord in ministerial families. More than 30 years ago the Journal of Religion and Health published (15:3, 1976) Platt and Moss's initial study of clergy families, research focused on the self-perceptions of the wives of Episcopal priests. That investigation explored some of the intrapsychic ingredients and interpersonal concerns of these women. Platt and Moss [corrected] now concentrate [corrected] on clergy spouses from a different vantage point--the [corrected] historically recent phenomenon of the Episcopal priest's husband. This article grows out of the first formal study of such a growing parochial reality. Husbands of priests present novel issues because there has never been anyone like them before. They are men who will inevitably find themselves confronted by congregational expectations that can modify their self-concepts and retailer their marriages, "for better or for worse".
神职人员的自我概念为研究那些经常导致神职人员家庭中产生紧张关系和婚姻不和的社会心理压力提供了重要资源。30 多年前，《宗教与健康杂志》（Journal of Religion and Health）发表了（15:3，1976）普兰特（Platt）和莫斯（Moss）对神职人员家庭的最初研究，该研究主要关注圣公会牧师妻子的自我认知。这项调查探讨了这些女性的一些内在心理因素和人际关系问题。普兰特和莫斯（Platt and Moss）现在从一个不同的角度关注神职人员的配偶——圣公会牧师的丈夫这一历史上的新现象。本文是对这种日益增长的教区现实的首次正式研究。牧师的丈夫们提出了新的问题，因为以前从未有过这样的人。他们是这样的男人，他们不可避免地会发现自己面临着会改变他们自我认知和婚姻的会众期望，“无论好坏”。
