Open AccessScared but Powerful: Healthcare Chaplains’ Emotional Responses and Self-Care Modes during the SARS-Cov-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Cate Michelle Desjardins,
Anna Bovo,
Mario Cagna,
Martijn Steegen,
Anne Vandenhoeck
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of pastoral care and counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.18
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2167-776X
pISSN - 1542-3050
DOI - 10.1177/1542305021993761
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , psychology , health care , nursing , social psychology , medicine , political science , virology , disease , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
Drawing from both the qualitative free-text responses and quantitative responses to an international survey of 1657 chaplains serving during the SARS-Cov-19 pandemic, we explore chaplains' emotional responses to the pandemic and how emotion connects to self-care. This paper reports on the modes of self-care practiced by chaplains, including modes reported as unavailable due to pandemic restrictions. Lastly, we explore how effective spiritual care leadership may mediate chaplain emotions and ultimately chaplain self-care.