Table 1.

Characteristics of 425 Catholic priests.

Variables	%*
Age categories (born between) (%)
1980 and 1989	3
1970 and 1979	14
1960 and 1969	28
1950 and 1959	16
1940 and 1949	11
1930 and 1939	22
1920 and 1929	7
Living situation (%)
Alone	40.2
Alone but with external housekeeper	28.2
With housekeeper	16.6
With other priests	6.5
With others (i.e., family)	3.4
Other living facilities	5.1
Duration of work (%)
<10 h per week	5
10–20 h per week	11
20–30 h per week	7
30–40 h per week	9
40–50 h per week	26
50–60 h per week	28
60–70 h per week	12
Work engagement (UWES) (mean ± SD, range)	4.1 ± 1.1 (1–7)
Health associated and personal variables (mean ± SD, range)
Distress (BSI)—general severity index	9.5 ± 9.5 (0–58)
Body mass index (BMI) (normal range)	27.4 ± 4.5 [20–25]
Perceived stress (PSS)	20.1 ± 6.9 (1–40)
Burnout (MBI)—emotional exhaustion	17.3 ± 10.8 (0–50)
Burnout (MBI)—depersonalization	5.3 ± 5.4 (0–25)
Burnout (MBI)—personal  accomplishment	32.8 ± 9.8 (0–48)
Life satisfaction (SWLS)	26.0 ± 6.1 (5–35)
Life orientation (LOT-R)-optimism	3.8 ± 0.8 (1–5)
Life orientation (LOT-R)-pessimism	2.4 ± 0.8 (1–5)
Self-efficacy (GES)	26.7 ± 5.7 (3–40)
Sense of coherence (SOC)	62.9 ± 10.0 (26–86)
Spiritual engagement (mean ± SD, range)
Daily spiritual experiences (DSEs)	4.0 ± 0.9 (1–6)
Importance of active religious practices  (SpREUK-P Ipt)	61.8 ± 18.3 (0–100)
Importance of gratitude/awe  (SpREUK-P Ipt)	70.1 ± 21.6 (0–100)
Importance of passive religious activities  (SpREUK-P Ipt)	64.9 ± 21.1 (0–100)
Importance of eastern spiritual practices  (SpREUK-P Ipt)	8.8 ± 15.1 (0–78)
Importance of existential activities  (SpREUK-P Ipt)	63.9 ± 20.8 (0–100)
Importance of humanistic activities  (SpREUK-P Ipt)	69.4 ± 15.5 (25–100)

 *The relative proportions were referred to the number of respondents.