Work-related psychological wellbeing of Catholic priests in Portugal: cross-cultural adaptation of the Francis Burnout inventory

Janaína Mengal Gomes Fabri; Leslie J. Francis; Ursula McKenna; Liliana Isabel Faria Roldão; Eliane Ramos Pereira; Andrew Village; Sílvia Caldeira

doi:10.1007/s10943-025-02275-w

Work-related psychological wellbeing of Catholic priests in Portugal: cross-cultural adaptation of the Francis Burnout inventory

Janaína Mengal Gomes Fabri, Leslie J. Francis^*, Ursula McKenna, Liliana Isabel Faria Roldão, Eliane Ramos Pereira, Andrew Village, Sílvia Caldeira

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The present study was designed to translate the Francis Burnout Inventory Revised into Portuguese and to test this translation among a snowball sample of 266 Catholic priests serving in Portugal (91% diocesan). The data demonstrated: good internal consistency reliability for the two scales proposed by this instrument (negative affect, α = .89 and positive affect, α = .89); support for the association with a measure of self-compassion; and support for the theory of balanced affect against a measure of thoughts of leaving ministry. The priests were found to display a high level of positive affect that masked a degree of negative affect, with a third of them reporting that fatigue and irritation were part of their daily experience.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1287-1300
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Religion and Health
Volume	64
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-025-02275-w
Publication status	Published - 4 Mar 2025

Keywords

Balanced affect
Emotional exhaustion
Satisfaction in ministry
Clergy
Wellbeing

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