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Sleep quality and depressive disorders among priests of the Archdiocese of Katowice
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Katedra i Zakład Medycyny i Epidemiologii Środowiskowej, Wydział Nauk Medycznych w Zabrzu, Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach
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Akademia Ignatianum w Krakowie
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Katedra Dziennikarstwa Ekonomicznego i Nowych Mediów, Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach
Corresponding author
Jadwiga Jośko-Ochojska
Katedra i Zakład Medycyny i Epidemiologii Środowiskowej, Wydział Nauk Medycznych w Zabrzu, Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach, ul. Jordana 19, 41-808 Zabrze
Katedra i Zakład Medycyny i Epidemiologii Środowiskowej, Wydział Nauk Medycznych w Zabrzu, Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach, ul. Jordana 19, 41-808 Zabrze
Ann. Acad. Med. Siles. 2021;75:85-98
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ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Chronic stress affects sleep quality and causes symptoms of depression among professionally active people. Priesthood, due to its specificity, can generate chronic stress. The aim of the study was to analyse the occupational load among a group of Catholic priests, evaluate the sleep quality and the prevalence of depressive disorders as well as identify the factors affecting their occurrence among clergymen.
Material and methods:
223 diocesan and monastic priests of the Archdiocese of Katowice were examined. A proprietary, validated questionnaire, as well as the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) and the Sleep Quality Scale (SQS) were used in the study.
Results:
The factors generating the most stress among the studied priests were relations with their superiors (68.2%) and the change of parish (66.8%). The most prevalent of the negative states felt subjectively throughout their priesthood was fatigue (92.4%). A degraded quality of sleep occurred in 20.2% of the researched priests, while depressive disorders of various severity were found in 27.4%. The intensity of stress related to changing the parish, relations with superiors, celibacy and living alone were found to influence the quality of sleep and depression.
Conclusions:
Priests are reluctant to submit to a questionnaire survey regarding the state of mental health, while being at high risk of sleep disorders and depressive disorders. The lower the sleep quality, the higher the indicators of depressive disorders. Perfectionism, overcommitment, a feeling of being misunderstood, a need for recognition and high interpersonal sensitivity were conducive to the intensification of symptoms of depression among the studied group.
Chronic stress affects sleep quality and causes symptoms of depression among professionally active people. Priesthood, due to its specificity, can generate chronic stress. The aim of the study was to analyse the occupational load among a group of Catholic priests, evaluate the sleep quality and the prevalence of depressive disorders as well as identify the factors affecting their occurrence among clergymen.
Material and methods:
223 diocesan and monastic priests of the Archdiocese of Katowice were examined. A proprietary, validated questionnaire, as well as the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) and the Sleep Quality Scale (SQS) were used in the study.
Results:
The factors generating the most stress among the studied priests were relations with their superiors (68.2%) and the change of parish (66.8%). The most prevalent of the negative states felt subjectively throughout their priesthood was fatigue (92.4%). A degraded quality of sleep occurred in 20.2% of the researched priests, while depressive disorders of various severity were found in 27.4%. The intensity of stress related to changing the parish, relations with superiors, celibacy and living alone were found to influence the quality of sleep and depression.
Conclusions:
Priests are reluctant to submit to a questionnaire survey regarding the state of mental health, while being at high risk of sleep disorders and depressive disorders. The lower the sleep quality, the higher the indicators of depressive disorders. Perfectionism, overcommitment, a feeling of being misunderstood, a need for recognition and high interpersonal sensitivity were conducive to the intensification of symptoms of depression among the studied group.
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