Experience of Stress and Coping Strategies among Pastors’ Wives in China

Kara K W Chan; Miranda Wong

doi:10.1177/1542305018782518

Experience of Stress and Coping Strategies among Pastors’ Wives in China

Kara K W Chan, Miranda Wong

Department of Communication Studies

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Abstract

A qualitative study was conducted to examine the experience of stress and coping strategies among 15 pastors’ wives from a city in mainland China. Results indicated that nearly all interviewees experienced financial stress and loneliness, a phenomenon consistent with that seen in literature in the West. However, stress arising from role expectations among the spouses’ congregations was low. Most interviewees coped with stress through family and social support, as well as through praying.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	163-171
Number of pages	9
Journal	The journal of pastoral care & counseling : JPCC
Volume	72
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1542305018782518
Publication status	Published - Sept 2018

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China
clergy family coping
Clergy family stress
qualitative methods
Three-Self Patriotic Movement churches

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