In this study, the focus is on death attitudes among the clergy in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland and their role in clergy work. The aim is to find out whether these attitudes have any practical relevance in clergy work and to see if the death attitudes are linked to the work orientation and wellbeing among the clergy. The death attitudes are measured by the Death Attitude Profile-Revised DAP-R (N=650). The results show that death attitudes have a multifaceted role in clergy work. Negative death attitudes were linked to an outward motivational orientation in work and lower levels of work wellbeing, and positive, on the other hand, to lower levels of burnout and higher levels of work engagement. These results show the importance of the competence related to death in clergy work and these notions should be acknowledged in the education and further education of the clergy.

在这项研究中，重点是芬兰福音路德教会神职人员之间的死亡态度及其在神职工作中的作用。目的是查明这些态度在神职人员工作中是否有实际意义，并探讨死亡态度是否与神职人员的工作方向和福祉相关。死亡态度是通过“死亡态度档案”修订版DAP-R来衡量的（N ＝ 650）。结果表明，死亡态度在神职人员工作中具有多方面的作用。消极的死亡态度与工作中的外在动机取向和较低的工作幸福感相关，另一方面，积极的态度与较低的倦怠水平和较高的工作参与度相关。这些结果表明了与死亡相关的能力在神职人员工作中的重要性，这些观念应在神职人员的教育和继续教育中得到承认。