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The Influences of Types of Conflict Management and Life Satisfaction of Retired Pastors on the Conflict Reduction

  • Journal of Counseling and Gospel
  • Abbr : Jocag
  • 2013, 21(), pp.92-120
  • DOI : 10.17841/jocag.2013.21..92
  • Publisher : Korean Evangelical Counseling Society
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology > Pastoral Counseling
  • Received : October 20, 2013
  • Accepted : November 12, 2013

Jung Kook Seo 1 Kim Mi Kyung 1

1한영신학대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to investigate variables as to how a type of conflict management and life satisfaction of retired pastors influence on the reduction of conflict. The subject were 84 retired pastors and scale of conflict management type, life satisfaction scale, and conflict that was used. Study results are as follows. First, the result of analysis on socio-demographic characteristics(age, academic background, and type of retirement) of retired pastors, there was no significant effect. But there was significant effect on interpersonal conflict as a sub-variable of conflict. However, there was significant effect on self-esteem as a sub-variable of life satisfaction represented with higher average score from senior pastors than regular retired pastors. Second, the regression analysis on how a type of conflict management of retired pastors and life satisfaction influenced on the conflict, kindness-integration conflict management and life satisfaction variables among four independent variables showed 34% of explanation. Third, according to the result how life satisfaction of retired pastors influenced on the conflict, only religious life variable among all six independent variables showed 29% of explanation. Fourth, factors which gave negative influences on conflict reduction were identified to be life satisfaction and conflict management. Based on the above study results, this study has a meaning to reveal that the conflict management type affecting the conflict reduction of retired pastors are kindness-integration type and that the life satisfaction is religious life and at the same time, to provide the basic data for conflict reduction of retired pastors in Korean churches.

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