The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between burnout and religious orientation, religious coping and social support among the college students in Christian mission organizations. More specifically, the study investigates how intrin...
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between burnout and religious orientation, religious coping and social support among the college students in Christian mission organizations. More specifically, the study investigates how intrinsic, extrinsic religious orientations, collaborative, deferring, self-directed coping styles, and in-group, out-group social supports are associated with the burnout of these students. A total of 231 university students who belong to one of the eight missionary agencies from Seoul, Kyeongki, Incheon, and Jeonju completed a survey which consists of Maslach Burnout Inventory, Religious Orientation Scale, Religious Problem Solving Scale, and Social Support scale. As a result of the hierarchical multiple regression analysis, those who reported a lower level of intrinsic religious orientation and a higher level of extrinsic religious orientation experienced a higher level of burnout. As for the religious coping, those who reported a higher level of self-directing coping experienced a higher level of burnout. Those who reported a higher level of in-group social support experienced a lower level of burnout. Based on the results, implication for counseling practice and religious education were discussed. Also, limitations of the present study and directions of future research were discussed.