Spiritual Dryness as a Measure of a Specific Spiritual Crisis in Catholic Priests: Associations with Symptoms of Burnout and Distress

Table 4

Correlation analyses.

	Spiritual dryness scale (SDS-5)
Daily spiritual experiences (DSEs)	−.660**
Importance of specific spiritual practices (SpREUK-P Ipt)
Active religious practices	−.453**
Gratitude/awe	−.399**
Passive religious activities	−.263**
Eastern spiritual practices	−.099
Existential activities	−.124
Humanistic activities	−.203**
Health status
Burnout—emotional exhaustion (MBI)	.464**
Burnout—depersonalization (MBI)	.450**
Burnout—personal accomplishment (MBI)	.441**
Distress—somatization (BSI)	−.261**
Distress—depression (BSI)	.544**
Distress—anxiety (BSI)	.387**
Personal variables
Age	−.010
Self-efficacy—sum (GSE)	−.305**
Life orientation—optimism (LOT-R)	−.414**
Life orientation—pessimism (LOT-R)	.336**
Satisfaction with life (SWLS)	−.434**
Sense of coherence—sum score (SOC)	−.483**
Work situation
Duration of work per week	.057
Size of parish/pastoral unit	−.049
Team size	.081
Work engagement (UWES)	−.438**
Perceived stress (PSS)	.466**

 *𝑃<.01 (Pearson).