Development of a Measure of Attachment to God for Muslims
Attachment to God has received theoretical and theological warrant for its applicability to Christian and Muslim populations. However, existing measures of attachment to God have been developed within Christian contexts and do not necessarily constitute the best instruments for measuring attachment...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publications
[2017]
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| In: |
Review of religious research
Year: 2017, Volume: 59, Issue: 2, Pages: 183-206 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Australia
/ Muslim
/ God
/ Affective bonding
/ Schätzskala
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BJ Islam KBS Australia; Oceania |
| Further subjects: | B
Psychological Health
B spiritual assessment B Religion B Attachment B Muslim |
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| Summary: | Attachment to God has received theoretical and theological warrant for its applicability to Christian and Muslim populations. However, existing measures of attachment to God have been developed within Christian contexts and do not necessarily constitute the best instruments for measuring attachment to God amongst Muslims. This paper addresses the lack of a religiously sensitive measure of attachment to God amongst Muslims by describing the development of the Muslim Spiritual Attachment Scale (M-SAS), the psychometric properties of the M-SAS, and its use in an Australian study of psychological health amongst Muslims. Implications for understanding Muslim attachment styles, and for future research into attachment to God amongst Christian and Muslim populations using culturally sensitive measures are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s13644-016-0281-2 |