Prevalence of Stress and Burnout among Pastors in Selected Churches in Nairobi County, Kenya
MASTER OF ARTS in Counselling Psychology
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| spelling | ir-123456789-48292024-07-23T08:10:27Z Prevalence of Stress and Burnout among Pastors in Selected Churches in Nairobi County, Kenya Gwadoya, Kevin Joshua Vikilu Stress Burnout Pastors Churches in Nairobi County MASTER OF ARTS in Counselling Psychology Clergy’s stress and burnout is a paralyzing problem which not only affects the clergy and their respective families but also trickles down to the wider congregations they lead. Common feelings that the clergy have identified when going through burnout include exhaustion, self doubt and inadequacy thereby placing them in a position where they are unable to play the vital role of helping people. In this study, Job demands theory and Social Exchange Theory were used to guide the study and explain the Stress and Burn-out phenomenon. This study investigates the prevalence of stress and burnout among pastors with a selection of churches in Nairobi County. The research answers the question of the prevalence rates of stress and burnout among pastors in selected churches in Nairobi, factors causing stress and burnout among the pastors and the coping mechanisms that pastors use for stress and burnout. Qualitative and quantitative approaches were adopted while utilizing the descriptive presentation of data through means and averages. In collecting data, a structured questionnaire was adopted for this study. The questionnaire made use of various inventory tools like Oswald Burnout Inventory, Perceived Stress Scale and Brief Cope Inventory. The sample size for this study consisted of 397 participants. Stratified sampling was used to get adequate representation of the strata. The findings indicate that out of the total population sampled 83.9% had a prevalence of burnout among the pastors. This accounting for 324 of the 386 respondents who were sampled, further 134 respondents representing (34.7%) were in the early stages of stress and burnout and therefore categorized as bordering on burnout. Another 146 respondents (37.8%) were on the intermediate stage of burnout, while 44 respondents (11.4%) were categorized as victims of extreme burnout. School of Applied Human Sciences of Daystar University 2024-07-23T08:08:40Z 2024-07-23T08:08:40Z 2023-10 Thesis Gwadoya, K. J. V., (2023). Prevalence of Stress and Burnout among Pastors in Selected Churches in Nairobi County, Kenya: Daystar University, School of Applied Human Sciences https://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/4829 en application/pdf Daystar University, School of Applied Human Sciences |
| spellingShingle | Stress Burnout Pastors Churches in Nairobi County Gwadoya, Kevin Joshua Vikilu Prevalence of Stress and Burnout among Pastors in Selected Churches in Nairobi County, Kenya |
| title | Prevalence of Stress and Burnout among Pastors in Selected Churches in Nairobi County, Kenya |
| title_full | Prevalence of Stress and Burnout among Pastors in Selected Churches in Nairobi County, Kenya |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of Stress and Burnout among Pastors in Selected Churches in Nairobi County, Kenya |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of Stress and Burnout among Pastors in Selected Churches in Nairobi County, Kenya |
| title_short | Prevalence of Stress and Burnout among Pastors in Selected Churches in Nairobi County, Kenya |
| title_sort | prevalence of stress and burnout among pastors in selected churches in nairobi county, kenya |
| topic | Stress Burnout Pastors Churches in Nairobi County |
| url | https://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/4829 |
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