Insecure Attachment to God and Interpersonal Conflict [PDF]
Religions, 2021 Research has expanded the notion of attachment to caregivers to other figures such as God, and there is now literature supporting positive effects of attachment to God with various psychosocial outcomes.
Kevin D. Jordan +2 more
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Attachment Theory and Concepts of God [PDF]
SAGE Open, 2014 We replicated and extended Buri and Mueller’s study, which tested whether one’s God concept is primarily self- or parent-referenced. Following their findings, we predicted that God concepts would primarily be self-referenced.
Duane F. Reinert, Carla E. Edwards
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God as an Attachment Figure: A Case Study of the God Attachment Language and God Concepts of Anxiously Attached Christian Youths in South Africa [PDF]
Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health, 2016 This study examines the role of the Christian God as an attachment figure, using the attachment language criteria of a strong and enduring affectionate bond. Respondents were 15 anxiously attached Christian youths, purposefully selected for in-depth interviews to explore their God attachment language and God concepts.
Víctor Counted
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Attachment to God and meaning in life: the role of synchronicity awareness among ultra-Orthodox and secular individuals [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyIntroductionThis study aimed to explore cultural variations in meaning in life (MIL) by comparing ultra-Orthodox and secular individuals in Israel, examining the roles of attachment to God and synchronicity awareness.MethodA matched sample of ultra ...
Pninit Russo-Netzer +2 more
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Attachment to God, Images of God, and Psychological Distress in a Nationwide Sample of Presbyterians. [PDF]
Int J Psychol Relig, 2010 Drawing broadly on insights from attachment theory, the present study outlines a series of theoretical arguments linking styles of attachment to God, perceptions of the nature of God (i.e., God imagery), and stressful life events with psychological distress.
Bradshaw M, Ellison CG, Marcum JP.
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Verbum et Ecclesia, 2015 The author looks at the God image experience as an attachment relationship experience with God. Hence, arguing that the God image experience is borne originally out of a parent child attachment contagion, in such a way that God is often represented in ...
Victor Counted
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Brazilian Validation of the Attachment to God Inventory (IAD-Br)
Religions, 2018 Bowlby’s Attachment Theory proposes that the person seeks protection and security with his or her caregiver, establishing a significant bond, which Bowlby characterizes as “attachment relationship”.
Hartmut August +2 more
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The causal model of spiritual well-being based on an accompanist of god and spiritual intelligence [PDF]
Journal of Education and Health PromotionBACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the causal model of spiritual well-being based on the attachment to God and spiritual intelligence, mediated by constancy in long-term goals, belief in a just world, and self-compassion.
Seyed Kiyan ddin Moshashaei +2 more
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The convergent neuroscience of Christian prayer and attachment relationships in the context of mental health: a systematic review [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyBackgroundIt has become increasingly accepted within psychotherapy to incorporate various forms of spirituality and religiosity to address the rising prevalence of mental health issues.
Egbert Haverkamp +10 more
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Designing a model of nurses' vulnerability to stress based on attachment to God, positive and negative perfectionism and personal intelligence [PDF]
Journal of Research in Psychopathology, 2021 This study was conducted to design a model of nurses' vulnerability to stress based on attachment to God, positive and negative perfectionism and personal intelligence.
Mozaffar Ghaffari +3 more
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