Sense Of Vocation Research Articles

Burnout and perceived stress among health visitors in Hungary

Abstract Background In Hungary, the health visitors are responsible for the health promotion of families and communities. However, as a consequence of the structural reorganization of the health visitors service and the emotionally situations (e.g. the war in a neighboring country, the economic crisis) that have arisen, there has been an increased prevalence of chronic stress, burnout and career abandonment among health visitors. The objective of the cross-sectional study was to ascertain the prevalence of burnout among health visitors and to examine the relationship between burnout and job stress. Methods The data was collected via an online questionnaire tool. In addition to questions pertaining to sociodemographic data, the questionnaire employed the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI Human Services Survey) and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Hypotheses were tested using analysis of variance (ANOVA), Kruskal-Wallis test, Dunett test. The source population of the study was health visitors. A total of 178 health visitors constituted the target population. Results The average age of the study participants was 45.2 years. It can be observed that health visitors who perceive less appreciation from their colleagues, employers and caregivers are more likely to experience higher levels of burnout and stress (p < 0.05). The lowest levels of stress were observed in school health visitors, while the highest levels were seen in health visitors covering villages (p < 0.05). Those who remained in the field due to a passion for working with families and children, a sense of vocation, and a desire to help others exhibited lower levels of burnout (p < 0.05). The high number of clients served by health visitors was found to increase burnout and stress levels (p < 0.05). Conclusions The findings of this research will assist in the comprehension of the phenomenon of burnout among health visitors, thereby enabling the development of more efficacious methods for the treatment and prevention. Key messages • Preventing burnout among health visitors is a priority, as it affects their work and their relationship with the families they care for in the short and long term. • Health visitors frequently encounter families in crisis during the course of their work, necessitating regular supervision to maintain their mental health.

공인중개사의 직업전문성 인식이 직무만족에 미치는 영향

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between recognition of professional expertise and job satisfaction of licensed real estate agents. To achieve the purpose of this study, we derived factors that recognized the professionalism of real estate agents and statistically analyzed their impact on job satisfaction among 203 real estate agents in Seoul and Gyeonggi regions. As a result, it was confirmed that sense of calling, self-control, and professional consciousness have a statistically significant influence on the recognition of professional expertise of licensed real estate agents. However, it was analyzed that sense of ownership had no effect on job satisfaction. Therefore, in order to increase job satisfaction through recognition of the professionalism of real estate agents, the factors of sense of calling, self-control, and professional awareness must be improved. To this end, first, real estate agents must recognize the profession of a real estate agent as useful and important, and strive to have a sense of vocation in engaging in it because it is rewarding and enjoyable to work as a real estate agent. Second, licensed real estate agents must strengthen self-control, including regulation of violations of law and ethics, appropriate punishment, mutual evaluation of licensed real estate agents, and ethical practice. Third, it is necessary to recognize that the real estate agent profession is a recognized profession that contributes to society and to strengthen professional awareness by providing customer service and professional services.

To Whom is the Chaplain Beholden? Guest Editor Introduction to Special Issue

Abstract In this issue of Christian Bioethics, we invite chaplains and theologians to examine the role of the hospital chaplain in the contemporary institutional setting of the hospital. The simplicity of the chaplain’s role is often taken for granted; yet, this role is actually multivalent, with duties and loyalties pulling from many different sides. Chaplains are people of faith, ordained and/or endorsed ministers, and pastoral care professionals; they are at once beholden to God, to their own faith expression, and to their sense of vocation, to the hospital, and to the patient. With various loyalties and responsibilities in mind, we must ask the question, “To whom is the chaplain beholden?” The responses in this issue critically and constructively examine this question, providing theological resources that call chaplaincy away from the dominant modes of medicine. Whether through a primary loyalty to their calling, to God, to Divine presence, or to the spiritual formation of the patient, the authors in this special issue aim to help chaplains find theological resources to faithfully withstand the tensions they face in modern medical institutions.

Contextualised shared leadership: A Canadian case study

ABSTRACT This account summarises the findings from one component of a six-stage study conducted in multiple international sites. Following a series of interviews, a 10-month case study was conducted in a K-12 private school in western Canada. Initial interviews demonstrated how the school manifested shared leadership, clear pedagogical goals, student success, and strong community support. Members of the school agreed to have two university researchers conduct further interviews, observe school-wide, grade level and subject area meetings. Two school-based researchers collaborated to identify key members of the school community, flag salient planning and celebratory events, and participated in ongoing debriefing meetings with the university researchers. All four researchers engaged in data analysis and reporting. The research team identified four themes. First, the teacher work theme included positivity, shared expectations for professionalism, and rigour. Second, communication included unique internal and external communication strategies. Third, there was a learning culture that utilised unconventional information sources. A fourth theme was operational support. Results highlighted the holistic nature of teacher leadership and suggested that teacher leadership is a complex, sophisticated state of being. Results challenge school governance stereotypes and invite educators to work with a sense of vocation and mission.

Effect of the Job Values and Job Professionalism of Hairdressers on Job Satisfaction

This study is meaningful in analyzing the impact of job values and job expertise of hairdressers on job satisfaction and identifying that job values and job expertise are related to job satisfaction, and providing data that contributes to the strengthening and development of professionalism in hairdressers and the beauty industry, and the results of the study are as follows. First, the validity and reliability of the measurement tool were met, and the use of the reference group, which is a sub-factor of job value, external job value, and job expertise, had a significant positive correlation with job satisfaction. Second, the higher the intrinsic and external values, which are sub-factors of job values, the higher the job satisfaction, as a result of verifying the effect of job values of hairdressers on job satisfaction. Third, the higher the autonomy, self-control, utilization of reference groups, and sense of vocation, the higher the job satisfaction, as a result of verifying the effect of job expertise of hairdressers on job satisfaction.

Vocation, Identity Work and Reflexivity: Career Transitions of Former Priests and Seminarians

ABSTRACT The influence of vocation on the lives and careers of professional workers has emerged as an important research issue. The stages of acquiring and fostering a calling, and its flowering into a commitment to the work of service, have been the subject of many studies. There is less focus, however, on the unravelling of commitment and the decision to withdraw from one profession and re-site a calling in another. In this paper we explore these issues in relation to a group of former Catholic priests or seminarians who trained together in the 1960s. The great majority chose to leave the Church, many of them after serving as a priest for a considerable time. Based on in-depth retrospective personal accounts, the paper examines the research participants’ background in the Church; their decision to leave it; their transition to a new career; and the experiences and achievements they enjoyed there. It is suggested that their choices of alternative career, many of which involved work akin to that of the priesthood, show that their ideals remain intact. We reflect on the implications for individuals and for organizations. MAD statement The paper provides an in-depth analysis of the dilemmas faced by a group of people who trained together at a Catholic seminary in the 1960s. Their retrospective accounts of their working lives show how their sense of vocation – though not their religious faith – was tested by their experience of working in the Church. The great majority made the decision to leave, but they were able to retain their sense of vocation by taking up in new careers in which their willingness to serve could be applied in a different way. In looking at the case in which a sense of vocation is likely to be at its strongest, the paper has implications for how similar dilemmas might be faced in other situations. It also has important implications from a management point of view, underlining the need to understand the strength of the various components of employee motivation and career orientation.

The impact of adolescent suicide on clinicians: a mixed-methods study.

Clinician reactions to client suicide may include shock, grief, guilt, self-doubt, shame, anger, and fears of blame and medico-legal consequences. Clinicians will often differ in their reactions to the suicide and the type of supports required. Adolescent suicide-specific literature is limited. We sought to explore clinician reactions and perceptions of support following child and adolescent suicide. One hundred and fifteen staff working for a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service were invited to complete an online survey with quantitative and qualitative components, and an in-depth semi-structured interview. Results were presented to teams for reflection and further feedback. Eight clinicians participated in the semi-structured interview, and 33 in the online survey. Thirteen were the primary clinician, and 21 were part of a multi-disciplinary team when a client suicided. Respondents were predominantly female, from a range of disciplines. Fifty per cent of primary clinicians found the support good to very good. The rest were neutral. However, 26% of team members found support poor to very poor. Clinicians reported questioning their clinical effectiveness and chosen vocation. Some reported a need to disconnect or withdraw to preserve motivation and empathy for the work. They received significant support from their team, and teams were very anxious for the well-being of primary clinicians. Health services must find ways of helping staff feel that their sense of vocation is valued and nurtured. These strategies will likely include fostering team cohesiveness and mutual support and allowing opportunities to temporarily step back and recover after challenging experiences.

Developing Students’ Talent Regarding Vocational Career since Basic Education: Theories’ Comprehension

Each countries have human resources with plenty of remarkable talents that probably have no opportunities to develop their interest to get great job opportunities in the future. Those talents may remain undiscovered unless programs for discovering and developing talents are established and opportunities are provided. To sharpen students’ sense of vocation, it is important to provide vocational education introduction for elementary school students so that the government may enhance the quality of human re-sources through developing their talents to boost their professional career. This article aims to explain how to reveal one’s talent for the vocation as early at the school age as possible and how to develop it. This study used literature review method with 107 references from international journals' articles and international books regarding vocational studies in basic’s education level. The result showed that developing talent through vocational introduction is important to the process of unearthing, harnessing, and developing students’ talent since early from elementary school level until post-secondary level. Eventually, this will build students' brilliant career in the future

The moderating effect of mindfulness and vocational consciousness in the traumatic event experience and post-traumatic stress relationship of 119 paramedics

본 연구에서는 119구급대원의 외상사건 경험의 빈도가 외상 후 스트레스에 미치는 영향을 조사하고, 마음 챙김과 소명의식이 외상사건 경험을 겪은 119 구급대원이 외상 후 스트레스와의 관계에서 조절역할을 하는지를 검증하고자 하였고, 이를 위해 부산광역시에 근무하고 현장경험이 있는 소방공무원 중 구급대원을 대상으로 임의표집한 온라인 설문 조사를 실시하였다. 수집된 자료를 분석한 결과 첫째, 119구급대원의 외상사건 경험은 외상 후 스트레스에 정적영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 마음챙김은 외상 후 스트레스에 부적영향을 미치고, 외상사건 경험과 외상 후 스트레스의 관계에서 마음챙김의 조절효과는 통계적으로 유의하였다. 셋째, 소명의식은 외상 후 스트레스에 유의미한 영향을 미치지 못하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 외상사건 경험을 겪고 외상 후 스트레스가 높은 구급대원들을 상담할 경우, 마음챙김을 통해 외상 후 스트레스를 완화할 수 있을 것이다. 또한 이런 결과는 향후 외상사건 경험을 겪은 구급대원들의 외상 후 스트레스 관계에 관한 연구에 관심을 불러일으키고, 외상 후 스트레스를 감소시키는 방안을 마련하는 연구를 촉진할 것으로 보인다.The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of 119 paramedics' frequent trauma experience on post-traumatic stress and to verify whether mindfulness and vocation play a moderating role in the relationship with post-traumatic stress. As a result of analyzing the collected data, first, it was found that 119 paramedics' experience in trauma events had a positive effect on post-traumatic stress. Second, mindfulness had a negative effect on post-traumatic stress, and the moderating effect of mindfulness was statistically significant in the relationship between trauma event experience and post-traumatic stress. Third, the sense of vocation did not have a significant effect on post-traumatic stress. The results of this study will be to relieve post-traumatic stress through mindfulness when consulting paramedics who have experienced trauma events and have high post-traumatic stress. In addition, these results are expected to arouse interest in research on the post-traumatic stress relationship of paramedics who have experienced trauma events in the future and promote research on ways to reduce post-traumatic stress.

청암 박태준의 사상과 기업가정신

In this study, the life, ideas, and entrepreneurship of Park Tae-joon were examined. Through this, the following conclusions were drawn. His life gave him a unique characteristic that is different from many entrepreneurs in modern Korean history. Its unique characteristic is that his ‘spirit of patriotism’ is deeply ingrained in his management and life. His spirit of patriotism has two main branches: Patriotism by steel and Patriotism by education. For Park, 'Patriotism by steel' was a combination of corporate management ideology, and 'Patriotism by education' was a combination of educational ideology. In addition, he cultivated human resources with a sense of vocation and improved the corporate management environment by innovating organization and management. He also improved the conditions of the domestic steel industry by drawing various cooperations with the Japanese government in the steel industry. In addition, he pioneered overseas markets to improve corporate management performance. In addition, he increased the international competitiveness of the Korean steel industry by improving productivity such as construction period and shortening the working period. It is natural for companies to pursue their own interests. For him, however, business was not just a place to pursue private interests, but a place to serve the country. Historical evaluations may vary, but his management philosophy, which has created global companies in a desperate environment, has great implications for current managers who have to overcome numerous economic risks.

Table of Contents, Vol. 11, Special Issue 2. Vocation, Friendship, and the Catholic Moral Tradition: Further Explorations from New Wine, New Wineskins

This special issue of the Journal of Moral Theology collects essays by current or recent members of New Wine New Wineskins (NWNW), an association for early-career Catholic moral theologians. While it is hard to describe NWNW as a school of thought, the association’s work has fostered a distinctive ethos among its members characterized by a sense of vocation, friendship, and a commitment to the Catholic moral tradition. The essays contained in this special issue offer a window into the work of early career Catholic moral theologians, embodying the style and sensibility that has characterized the work of NWNW for over two decades. Cover image: Holy Family by Ade Bethune Courtesy of Archives and Special Collections, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, Minnesota

Imitatio Christi and Violence to the Self

New Testament teaching on imitatio Christi has often been exegeted in ways that sound like a programme of violence to the self, particularly when focused on Christ’s crucifixion or kenosis. This essay explores the concept of ‘violence to the self’ and problematizes the role that pain plays in its definition. As an example of contemporary interpretation of ‘violence to the self’, I take the case of the ‘false self’ as defined by Winnicott (1960). Some psychiatrists observe a link between false self-behavior and religious commitment. This essay considers how Paul’s letters could encourage this kind of ‘violence to the self’. Often Paul’s vocabulary and concepts are similar to those in the psychoanalytic discussion. I argue that a fundamental difference, which prevents Paul from developing or suffering from a ‘false self’, lies in his sense of vocation. In a close study of 1 Cor 9-11, the essay argues that Paul’s ‘I’ is constituted both by the task laid upon him, and his awareness of his response to that task, through which his relationship to the Corinthians is also constructed. A coda takes a similar approach to Gal 2:19-20, which has been prominent in recent discussion of Pauline theology, anthropology, and exegesis.

Rainbows amid Downpours: University Students’ Goals in Learning English during Digital Experiments

University students are susceptible to the constantly shifting online milieu during the pandemic. Linguistic isolation can present more difficulties as students lack authentic social communication in classes online. This study examined the hopes and goals of university students in their English learning course during emergency remote learning. Third Year Pre-Service teachers of a state university in the Philippines served as participants in this study. Through content analysis of 28 student-responses of the English Modules, the research findings demonstrate the significance of hopes and goals of the university students in learning English during the pandemic. Amidst the digital experiments, students portray hopes and goals of developing their pedagogical skills in English and broadening their linguistic skills despite linguistic isolation. Students' goals in the course are to improve their language skills, develop in-depth knowledge in English, achieve better grades, and become effective potential teachers. As they aim to achieve those goals amid metaphorical downpours, university students reflect on the purpose of the course to equip them for lifelong learning that may develop ethical value, morality, and sense of vocation in their chosen profession. Despite having to confront the difficulties of learning online, their hopes and aspirations spark a burning desire to engage in intellectual and linguistic battles in learning English during pandemic and post-pandemic. Academic implications include for teachers to integrate authentic assessments for experiential language learning and for students to sketch a visual career plan outlining how students may achieve their goals as future educators.

Fico porque preciso? Permanência e entrincheiramento na carreira de docentes da rede pública básica de ensino

Este estudo analisa o modo como a permanência de docentes da rede pública é afetada pelo entrincheiramento nas três dimensões, de Carson, Carson e Bedeian (1995). Para tanto, buscou-se, inicialmente, compreender a trajetória dos docentes por meio de sua inserção na carreira, para assim investigar como os investimentos realizados pelo professor provocam a sua permanência no ofício, identificar aspectos emocionais que podem estar relacionados a essa permanência e analisar as possíveis opções de permanência na profissão docente. Esta pesquisa é caracterizada como qualitativa e descritiva, realizada mediante entrevistas semiestruturadas com 15 docentes da rede básica de ensino do Estado do Ceará, Brasil. Os resultados apontam que a inserção se deu, principalmente, por meio da familiaridade com a disciplina escolhida e do sentimento de vocação com o trabalho desenvolvido na docência, mas que muitas vezes era permeado pela facilidade do ingresso no curso de licenciatura; o investimento mais significativo que os faz manterem-se no caminho docente é a segurança proporcionada pelo fato de ocuparem um cargo público. Os aspectos emocionais positivos foram os que mais se destacaram, como a possibilidade de transformar a vida dos discentes, sobrepondo-se, inclusive, às situações negativas vivenciadas em sala de aula. Por fim, percebeu-se que os professores vislumbram várias opções de evolução profissional na docência e que, caso deixassem de lecionar, as motivações estariam relacionadas aspecto financeiro e a reformas no ensino provenientes de decisões político-educacionais.

A Question of Identity: Vocation, Professionalization, and Atla Membership

“Who are we as theology librarians, and what does involvement in Atla mean to us? Does serving as a theology librarian signify an exercise in religious vocation and is our association a faith-based organization with professional dimensions? Or are we librarians in a professional association concerned with content in theology and religious studies?” There are different responses to this query, and these differences can lead to tension as theology and religious studies librarians with diverse perspectives work together to build a shared future in Atla. The panelists—representing different faith traditions, institutional settings, educational and professional backgrounds, and perspectives on their work as librarians—reflect on their roles as theology and religious studies librarians with regard to three guiding prompts: (1) What is your sense of vocation and identity as a librarian? (2) How does Atla function for you, in terms of spiritual formation and/or professional development? and (3) What are your expectations from Atla?

Looking at death in the many contexts of life Margaret Holloway in conversation with Peter Jupp

ABSTRACTThis article is comprised of transcribed excerpts from an interview undertaken by Margaret Holloway with Peter Jupp. As one of the key contributors to the development of the sociology of death and study of disposal, and a founder and first Editor of this journal, it is a privilege to be able to celebrate Peter's work in this 25th-anniversary issue of Mortality. The article demonstrates both the breadth and depth of Peter's research and scholarship and the pursuit of interdisciplinarity which is its hallmark as well as his deep sense of vocation.

Does Medicine Need Ultimate Values?

The article responds to Michael and Tracy Balboni’s book on spiritual care in medicine. The Balbonis identify a genuine need. Many people consider the issues they face during illness to be spiritual, to varying degrees. Moreover, faith-based hospitals can exemplify the sense of vocation that often seems missing in secular hospitals. That said, the article argues that the Balbonis claim far too much for the place of religion in medicine. By writing in generalities, they evade the difficult questions that could be glossed as human rights, although their claims for religion lead to such questions. The one clinical case story that they present in detail is considered at length, attending to what is exemplary in the care described, but also what is potentially troublesome and even dangerous. A brief conclusion proposes alternative sources of values in clinical practice.

The Challenges of a Partnership between Medicine and Religion

In Hostility to Hospitality, Michael and Tracy Balboni, call for greater attention to the underlying spiritual commitments that motivate clinical practice. They argue that secular medicine constitutes an unacknowledged “functional” religion, a “religion of immanence” or one that denies any source of meaning outside the material and further that traditional religious outlooks provide a better explanation for why care of the sick is such a crucial human value. Patients often rely upon religion for spiritual support and clinicians need better training in how to engage with patients about spiritual concerns. The Balbonis are on solid ground in proposing greater attention to professionalism and sense of vocation in medical and nursing education, with the inclusion of religious and philosophical perspectives. Some of their other proposals seem less well thought through, though worthy of continued discussion and debate. Some may see their suggestion that medical and nursing professionals provide spiritual care as overly intrusive. An alternative view might understand attentive, high quality medical care as in itself a form of spiritual care, which religion helps sustain through its reminder that medicine is both craft and calling.

A qualitative study exploring the experience and motivations of UK Samaritan volunteers: “Why do we do it?”

ABSTRACT Telephone helplines offer a valued service for those in distress. However, little research has explored the experience of helpline volunteers. Through semi-structured interviews, we explore the volunteering experiences of nine long-term UK Samaritan volunteers. Interviews were analysed using Interpretive Interactionism. The analysis highlighted that volunteering impacted participants’ experience of their sense of self. The decision to volunteer was framed as part of a search for personal meaning, tied to experiences of loss and reparation. Participants reflected positively on their volunteer identity, but highlighted tensions between a sense of vocation and the experience of care burden. The Samaritan Community also offered a sense of belonging and social support. They experienced involvement as personally meaningful, enabling the construction of a positive self-identity.

The Poets' Cold War: Dekker, Marston, and the Prologue to Volpone

Recent commentators on the “Poetomachia” have stressed its ludic and commercially-driven aspects. By the time Volpone appeared in 1605, they claim, any animosity on Jonson's part towards his former adversaries Dekker and Marston had faded away. After all, in 1604 he had collaborated with Dekker on London's entertainment for James I, and Marston had written flatteringly of Jonson in The Malcontent. This note presents evidence that in fact the enmity lingered long after Jonson formally declared his retreat from the quarrel in Poetaster. Editors of Volpone have not previously noticed that when, in the Prologue, Jonson boasts of having written the play without the aid of a “journeyman”, this alludes to Marston and Dekker. In Poetaster, Jonson repeatedly describes the Dekker character, Demetrius, as “journeyman” to the gentlemanly Crispinus (a representative of Marston), and Dekker picks up on this when replying in Satiromastix. Jonson insulting Dekker by calling him Marston's “journeyman” is typical in several respects: he habitually applies the language of craft and commerce to his literary enemies in a contemptuous way (he represents Dekker in Poetaster as a mere hack, without Horace-Jonson's exalted sense of vocation); and in his “Poets' War” plays, he portrays Dekker as Marston's subordinate.