Man-Ging Carlos I, Frick Eckhard, Baumann Klaus
Department of Palliative Medicine, University of Munich, Marchioninistr.15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
Faculty of Philosophical-Theological Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Av. 12 de Octubre 1076 y Roca, 17-01-2184, Quito, Ecuador.
J Relig Health. 2018 Oct;57(5):1793-1807. doi: 10.1007/s10943-018-0582-6.
To identify and investigate coping mechanisms and other factors which may impact upon the psychosomatic symptoms of aging German Roman Catholic priests. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 499 aging German Roman Catholic priests with standardized questionnaires: Brief Symptom Inventory, Coping Inventory Stressful Situations, and Religious Coping Scale. Task-Oriented Coping exhibited a significant difference between the two groups. Multiple regression analyses indicated that psychosomatic symptoms could be best predicted by means of Task-Oriented Coping mechanisms, identification with priesthood, and by a low Negative Religious Coping. The success of adaptive coping processes for older clergy may depend on how they employ strategies, strengthen their spiritual dimensions, and manage important psychosocial aspects of aging. In our sample, Depression and Somatization are explained best by Emotion-Oriented Coping. It is desirable for aging priests to be aware of protective factors like Role Identification, Task-Oriented Coping, and low Negative Religious Coping, which may be helpful in improving their psychological well-being.
识别并调查可能影响德国老年罗马天主教神父心身症状的应对机制及其他因素。采用标准化问卷对499名德国老年罗马天主教神父进行了横断面研究，问卷包括：简明症状量表、应激情景应对量表和宗教应对量表。两组之间任务导向型应对存在显著差异。多元回归分析表明，心身症状可以通过任务导向型应对机制、神职认同以及较低的消极宗教应对来最好地预测。老年神职人员适应性应对过程的成功可能取决于他们如何运用策略、强化精神层面以及处理衰老过程中重要的心理社会方面。在我们的样本中，抑郁和躯体化最好由情绪导向型应对来解释。老年神父最好能意识到角色认同、任务导向型应对和较低的消极宗教应对等保护因素，这些因素可能有助于改善他们的心理健康。
