EXPLORING CHRISTIANS' EXPLICIT ATTACHMENT TO GOD REPRESENTATIONS: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TEMPLATE FOR ASSESSING ATTACHMENT TO GOD EXPERIENCES

作者: Marie-Therese Proctor , Maureen Miner , Loyola McLean , Stuart Devenish , Bagher Ghobary Bonab

DOI: 10.1177/009164710903700402

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摘要: Assessment of attachment to God (ATG) has generally focused on tapping the construct via self-report measures. Little, if any attention been paid assessing ATG independent ratings Christians’ relationship with narratives, obtained at interview. The current study addressed this deficit. It documents development a template for narratives specific experiences. Three theoretically-derived profiles, labeled as secure-autonomous, insecure-anxious/preoccupied and insecure-dismissing were operationally defined series relational markers. Thirty-one Christians participated in Attachment Interview Schedule (GAIS), semi-structured interview which taps past present Participants’ analyzed using template, revealing evidence supportive hypothesized Validation is an important milestone scoring protocol assign overall profile based narrated experiences Christians.

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