Seminary Students and Physical Health: Beliefs, Behaviors, and Barriers.

ABSTRACT: As an occupational group, clergy exhibit numerous physical health problems. Given the physical health problems faced by clergy, understanding where physical health falls within the priorities of seminary students, the ways students conceptualize physical health, and how seminary students do or do not attend to their physical health in the years immediately prior to becoming clergy, can inform intervention development for both seminary students and clergy. Moreover, understanding and shaping the health practices of aspiring clergy may be particularly impactful, with cascading effects, as clergy serve as important role models for their congregants. Drawing on 36 in-depth, qualitative interviews with first-year seminary students, this study examines the complex dynamics between religious fram

SUBMITTER: Johnston EF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8761106 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature