An attachment theory approach to narrating the faith journey of children of parental divorce
This study explores the effects of parental divorce on a child’s faith. Drawing from attachment theory, Granqvist and Kirkpatrick proposed two probable developmental pathways to religion. For those with secure attachment, whose cumulative experiences of sensitive, religious caregivers enhance the de...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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International journal of children's spirituality
Year: 2011, Volume: 16, Issue: 4, Pages: 301-313 |
| Further subjects: | B
Divorce
B Spirituality B internal working model B Attachment B Children |
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| Summary: | This study explores the effects of parental divorce on a child’s faith. Drawing from attachment theory, Granqvist and Kirkpatrick proposed two probable developmental pathways to religion. For those with secure attachment, whose cumulative experiences of sensitive, religious caregivers enhance the development of a God image as loving; belief emerges from a gradual process of socialisation (correspondence hypothesis). By contrast, for children with insecure attachment, turning to God is more typically precipitated by significant emotional turmoil; the discovery of new truth is indistinguishable from the discovery of a new relationship; and God serves as a substitute attachment figure (compensation hypothesis). Qualitative interviews with 12 seminary students who are adult children of their parents’ divorce illustrate the viability of using attachment theory as a heuristic for narrating, enhancing understanding of, and distinguishing the developmental faith journey of children who experience the divorce of their parents. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-8455 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of children's spirituality
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1364436X.2011.639746 |