I am in a PhD program and am in need of peer reviewed (refereed)
journal articles and books specificaly dealing with mental health
problems suffered by members of the clergy in the Church of the
Nazarene.  (Issues that Nazarene clergy themselves are or have
experienced such as but not limited to, depression, anxiety, stress,
etc.)  References must be no more than 10 years old,
preferably no more than 5 years old.  I will pay $5.00 per
article/book for every USEABLE reference.  I need a minimum of 10 to
start with but, depending on how good the reference prove to be, may
want to continue with up to 100 references.  This first 10 I need
immediately - by tomorrow if possible, Friday at the latest this time.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 19 Oct 2004 16:13 PDT

pastorbill1999-ga,

Frankly, I'm not sure you'll find 100 references on this particular
topic, and you may be hard-pressed to come up with ten.

I've come across about half a dozen so far, such as this one:

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Factors affecting marital satisfaction in clergy families in the
Church of the Nazarene.
Pettitt, James F.
Dissertation Abstracts International 1999 

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate some factors
that have been found in previous research to exist in the lives of
clergy couples to see if they impact the marital satisfaction of
clergy couples in the Church of the Nazarene. The dependent variable
in this study was Marital Satisfaction. The primary independent
variables were Lack of Social Support, Openness to Marital Support,
Lack of Privacy, Church Size, Financial Strain, Social Desirability,
Role Overload, and Wife's Role Ambiguity...Four of the primary
variables were found to significantly affect Marital Satisfaction.
They were Openness to Marital Support, Lack of Privacy, Social
Desirability, and Role Overload...

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I'd be glad to post the few I can find as an answer to your question,
but as I said, I'm not confident that there are many such references
to be unearthed.

Let me know what you think.

pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by pastorbill1999-ga on 19 Oct 2004 19:14 PDT

To pafalafa,

  Thank you for your help.  Although mental health might be a factor
in marital satisfaction, the article you cited did not deal
specifically with any mental health issues.  If this is an example of
the death of research of this specific nature then I have my work cut
out for me with regard to a literature review.  Thank you for trying
but, unless you can come up with something more specific I'm afraid
I'll have to withdrw the question.  Thanks again for the effort. 
Blessings.  Pastor Bill Proulx

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 19 Oct 2004 19:32 PDT

I presume you intended to write "dearth of research", but perhaps your
slip of the keys was more than a bit apt.  There seems to be very
little out there.  Here's what I came across thus far:


The impact of sabbaticals on burnout precursors and tenure among
Nazarene clergy in the United States. Fuller, James Phillip;
Dissertation Abstracts International Section A: Humanities & Social
Sciences, Vol 64(5-A), 2003. pp. 1706.


The relation between spiritual functioning in pastors and perceived
stress levels. Dodd, Robert Bruce; Dissertation Abstracts
International: Section B: The Sciences & Engineering, Vol 63(9-B),
2003. pp. 4366.


Predictors of divorce adjustment among members of three conservative
protestant denominations. Erben, Andreas; Dissertation Abstracts
International: Section B: The Sciences & Engineering, Vol 58(8-B), Feb
1998. pp. 4521


Sources of stress in the Nazarene pastoral ministry. Braik, Shukry Y.;
Dissertation Abstracts International, Vol 53(5-B), Nov 1992. pp. 2571


A study of small groups in thirteen Nazarene churches comparing group
environment scale scores, involvement in church activities, and
self-reported belongingness toward the church. Schulz, George O.;
Dissertation Abstracts International, Vol 53(9-B), Mar 1993. pp. 4935


Relationships of work status, occupational congruence, role quality,
spouse approval, and derived identity to the self-esteem of Nazarene
clergy spouses. Lanham, Janet S.; Dissertation Abstracts
International, Vol 51(6-B), Dec 1990. pp. 3136.


A comparison of MMPI scores and other variables with subsequent
ratings of Nazarene ministers by their district superintendents.
McGraw, James P.; Dissertation Abstracts International, Vol. 31(1-A),
Jul 1970. pp. 157

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The sources I reviewed included a great many professional journals and
related materials, but most of what popped up tended to be
dissertations.

I wish you luck with this one.  Let us know if we can be of
assistance...and thank you for what I believe is my very first Google
Answers blessing!

pafalafa-ga