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This research investigates how the perceived effectiveness of priestly formation influences seminarians' meaning in life through basic psychological needs.

June 30, 2026Review of Religious Research

Priestly Formation through a Psychological Lens: Self-Determination Theory and Meaning in Life among Catholic Seminarians

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LDLuiz DomingosUniversity of Minho TMTânia MoreiraUniversity of Minho CRCarina RossaLibera Università Maria SS. Assunta

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Randomized trial examines the role of psychological needs in seminarians' formation and meaning in life, highlighting impacts on vocation commitment.

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This research investigates how the perceived effectiveness of priestly formation influences seminarians' meaning in life through basic psychological needs.
Data collected from 549 Brazilian seminarians via online questionnaires.
Analysis conducted using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM).
Focus on relationships between formation effectiveness, basic psychological needs, and meaning in life.
Spiritual, intellectual, and pastoral formation positively influenced basic psychological needs fulfillment.
Human formation did not have a statistically significant effect on basic psychological needs.
Fulfillment of basic psychological needs was identified as a key mechanism in developing meaning in life.

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Domingos et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a435c8c759b888809a52f7b https://doi.org/10.1177/0034673x261455062

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Randomized trial examines the role of psychological needs in seminarians' formation and meaning in life, highlighting impacts on vocation commitment.

Priestly Formation through a Psychological Lens: Self-Determination Theory and Meaning in Life among Catholic Seminarians

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Priestly Formation through a Psychological Lens: Self-Determination Theory and Meaning in Life among Catholic Seminarians

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