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The Effects of Calling and Ego-Resilience of Christian Youth Workers on Burnout

  • Journal of Counseling and Gospel
  • Abbr : Jocag
  • 2013, 21(), pp.190-221
  • DOI : 10.17841/jocag.2013.21..190
  • Publisher : Korean Evangelical Counseling Society
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology > Pastoral Counseling
  • Received : October 18, 2013
  • Accepted : November 11, 2013

Oh, Yoon Sun 1

1한국성서대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to recognize and better understand the effects of Christian youth worker's calling and ego-resilience on burnout. The subjects in this study were the selected workers who were in charge of youth workers in Church. A survey was conducted, and the answer sheets from 200 respondents were analyzed. This study confirmed the results as follows. First, The results revealed that Christian youth worker's calling and ego-resilience showed significant negative correlations with burnout. Christian youth worker's calling had a negative effect on burnout. When the youth workers had higher levels of calling, the degree of its sub-factors and total score of burnout were lower. Second, Christian youth worker's ego-resilience had a negative effect on burnout. When the youth workers had higher levels of ego-resilience, the degree of its sub-factors and total score of burnout were lower. The youth worker's ego-resilience had a greater influence than did ego-resilience on burnout. These results can help to solve and prevent the problems of burnout amongst youth workers by better understanding the psychological variables which have an effect on them.

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