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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Special people? An exploratory study into re-entering missionaries' identity and resilience |
Author: | Selby, S. Braunack-Mayer, A. Jones, A. Clark, S. Moulding, N. Beilby, J. |
Citation: | Journal of Religion and Health, 2011; 50(4):1007-1023 |
Publisher: | Kluwer Academic-Human Sciences Press |
Issue Date: | 2011 |
ISSN: | 0022-4197 1573-6571 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Susan Selby, Annette Braunack-Mayer, Alison Jones, Sheila Clark, Nicole Moulding and Justin Beilby |
Abstract: | Home country re-entry from cross-cultural missionary work abroad may be associated with psychological distress. Re-entrants experience multiple losses including loss of identity which may be associated with personal/relational identity gaps and depersonalization/dehumanization. However, research suggests that some re-entrants are resilient with good mental health, while others are fragile with poor mental health. The aims of this paper are to explore the nature and frequency of re-entering missionaries’ identity gaps and their depersonalization/dehumanization in resilient and fragile re-entrants. Fifteen re-entering adult Australian cross-cultural missionary workers from four interdenominational Australian mission organizations completed semi-structured interviews. Results were analysed using modified Consensual Qualitative Research methods. Links were established between personal/relational identity gaps, depersonalization/dehumanization and resilience on re-entry. Implications for re-entrants’ care are discussed with suggestions for further research. |
Keywords: | Resilience Missionaries Mental health Acculturation Social identity Depression Reverse culture shock |
Rights: | © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10943-010-9337-8 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10943-010-9337-8 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 5 General Practice publications |
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