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Enhancing Sense of Coherence and Mindfulness in an Ecclesiastical, Intercultural Group Training Context
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- 자료유형학술지논문
- 저자명Mayer, C. H.,Viviers, R.,Flotman, A. P.,Schneider-Stengel, D.
- 학회/출판사/기관명Springer Science + Business Media
- 출판년도2016
- 언어영어
- 학술지명/학위논문주기Journal of religion and health
- 발행사항Vol.55No.6[2016]_x000D_
- ISBN/ISSN0022-4197
- 소개/요약Sense of coherence (SOC) and mindfulness (MI) have been defined as positive psychology constructs and are believed to promote the health and wellbeing of individuals and organisations. SOC is a life orientation based on comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness, whilst MI refers to a consciousness discipline and a state of mind that focuses on the present moment. Both constructs contribute positively to mental health and wellbeing. The Catholic Church is challenged by complex changing world realities such as decreasing numbers in members, increasing multicultural work settings, a decrease in pastoral communities, and restructuring processes within the organisation. Therefore, ecclesiastical professionals are trained to increase mental health and well-being through a strengthened sense of coherence and mindfulness to cope with these complex challenges. The aim of this longitudinal study was to explore the development of sense of coherence and mindfulness constructs in a group of senior professionals attending adult educational trainings in the German Catholic Church. A 12-day educational training course spread over a period of nine months was offered and was entitled: “Becoming intercultural and interreligious mediators”. This qualitative study was based on a longitudinal case study approach within the phenomenological and interpretative hermeneutical paradigms with specific reference to constructivism, temporality, development processes and change. A sample of eight participants, the total of the adult educational training group, voluntarily enrolled for a 12-day training programme (spread over a period of nine months) to develop SOC and MI. Quantitative scores of the pre- and post-test SOC and MI questionnaires were qualitatively analysed. At the commencement of the training, participants were invited to complete three questionnaires, as well as at the end of the training programme: • A biographical and demographical questionnaire • The 29-item Life Orientation Questionnaire (LOQ) (Antonovsky, 1979) • The 14-item Freiburger Mindfulness Inventory (FMI-14) (Walach, Buchheld, Buttenmuller, Kleinknecht & Schmidt, 2006). • Results indicate that the majority of participants scored lower on the post-test on SOC and slightly higher in MI. Individual sub-scores on the questionnaires were analysed as well as trends with individual candidates. The discussion explores trends as well as the pitfalls in the development of SOC and MI and highlights the implications for theory and practice. Practical training implications for developing SOC and MI are therefore offered. Keywords: Sense of coherence, mindfulness, adult education, training, Catholic Church, Germany
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