Mother God, Father God: Children's Perceptions of God's Distance
This study explored children's perceived distance from and involvelnent with God as related to (a) parents' involvelnent in parenting, (b) children's perceptions of God's gender, and (c) God's involvelnent in problematic situations. Forty-nine children ages 4-10 were intervi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1999
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The international journal for the psychology of religion
Year: 1999, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 139-146 |
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| Summary: | This study explored children's perceived distance from and involvelnent with God as related to (a) parents' involvelnent in parenting, (b) children's perceptions of God's gender, and (c) God's involvelnent in problematic situations. Forty-nine children ages 4-10 were interviewed and their parents colnpleted questionnaires. Children who were older, or whoseparents were less involved, perceived God as closer; when children perceived God as male, boys perceived God as closer; when children per- ceived God as female or not male, girls perceived God as closer. Attachment (Kirpatrick & Shaver, 1990) and gender (Chodorow, 1978; Gilligan & Wiggins, 1988) theories are used to interpret the results. |
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| ISSN: | 1532-7582 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The international journal for the psychology of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1207/s15327582ijpr0902_4 |