Special people? An exploratory study into re-entering missionaries' identity and resilience

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dc.contributor.authorSelby, S.
dc.contributor.authorBraunack-Mayer, A.
dc.contributor.authorJones, A.
dc.contributor.authorClark, S.
dc.contributor.authorMoulding, N.
dc.contributor.authorBeilby, J.
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractHome 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.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilitySusan Selby, Annette Braunack-Mayer, Alison Jones, Sheila Clark, Nicole Moulding and Justin Beilby
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Religion and Health, 2011; 50(4):1007-1023
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10943-010-9337-8
dc.identifier.issn0022-4197
dc.identifier.issn1573-6571
dc.identifier.orcidBraunack-Mayer, A. [0000-0003-4427-0224]
dc.identifier.orcidJones, A. [0000-0002-1105-6195]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/61179
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherKluwer Academic-Human Sciences Press
dc.rights© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-010-9337-8
dc.subjectResilience
dc.subjectMissionaries
dc.subjectMental health
dc.subjectAcculturation
dc.subjectSocial identity
dc.subjectDepression
dc.subjectReverse culture shock
dc.titleSpecial people? An exploratory study into re-entering missionaries' identity and resilience
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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