TY - JOUR
T1 - The Impact of Brief God Attachment Workshop Attendance on God Attachment
AU - Knight, Anita
AU - Sibcy, Gary
AU - Gantt, Alexandra C
AU - Carapezza, Kelly
AU - Macon, Keaghlan P
N1 - Knight, A., Sibcy, G., Gantt, A.C., Carapezza, K., Macon, K.P. (Fall 2018). The impact of brief God attachment workshop attendance on God attachment. iVirginia Counselors Journal/i, 36, pp. 48-55. https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.vcacounselors.org/resource/resmgr/journals/VCAJournalVol36.pdf
PY - 2018/10/1
Y1 - 2018/10/1
N2 - Attachment to God or one’s Divine Attachment Figure (DAF; Counted, 2016) may be influenced by a variety of factors, including one’s attachment to a parent earlier in life. This research seeks to explore the efficacy of a brief, four-hour workshop on anxiety and avoidance levels of one’s attachment to God, as measured by the avoidance and anxiety subscales of the Attachment to God Inventory (AGI; Beck and McDonald, 2004). In addition, general well-being scores were measured by the WHO5 Well-Being Index (WHO-5; Topp, Østergaard, Søndergaard & Bech, 2015). Various interventions were utilized in this workshop including security priming, mindfulness, and allegorical bibliotherapy. Results indicate no significant change in anxiety or wellbeing. However, results demonstrate a statistically significant decrease in avoidance scores, as measured by the AGI. Discussion on the implications of these findings is provided.
AB - Attachment to God or one’s Divine Attachment Figure (DAF; Counted, 2016) may be influenced by a variety of factors, including one’s attachment to a parent earlier in life. This research seeks to explore the efficacy of a brief, four-hour workshop on anxiety and avoidance levels of one’s attachment to God, as measured by the avoidance and anxiety subscales of the Attachment to God Inventory (AGI; Beck and McDonald, 2004). In addition, general well-being scores were measured by the WHO5 Well-Being Index (WHO-5; Topp, Østergaard, Søndergaard & Bech, 2015). Various interventions were utilized in this workshop including security priming, mindfulness, and allegorical bibliotherapy. Results indicate no significant change in anxiety or wellbeing. However, results demonstrate a statistically significant decrease in avoidance scores, as measured by the AGI. Discussion on the implications of these findings is provided.
UR - https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/ccfs_fac_pubs/165
UR - https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.vcacounselors.org/resource/resmgr/journals/VCAJournalVol36.pdf
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