Divine attachment styles and affective organizational commitment.
dc.contributor.advisor | Bradshaw, John M. | |
dc.creator | Kent, Blake Victor. 1980- | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-05-22T15:27:12Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-05-22T15:27:12Z | |
dc.date.created | 2015-05 | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-03-18 | |
dc.date.submitted | May 2015 | |
dc.date.updated | 2015-05-22T15:27:12Z | |
dc.description.abstract | This study is the first to link the literatures of divine attachment and affective organizational commitment (AC). Existing research overlooks divine attachment as a "personal characteristic" relevant to affective commitment, and I argue that secure attachment to God as an internal working model can function as a powerful "secure base" from which to engage in positive workplace commitment behaviors. The Baylor Religion Survey 2010 contains verified scales of divine attachment and affective commitment, offering a unique opportunity to explore this association of divine attachment styles and AC in a national random sample. Findings demonstrate significant associations between AC and two attachment styles. Secure attachment to God is positively associated to AC, while avoidant attachment to God is negatively associated. A relationship between anxious God attachment and AC is not supported. | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2104/9308 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.rights.accessrights | Worldwide access. | |
dc.rights.accessrights | Access changed 8/3/17. | |
dc.subject | Attachment theory. Attachment to God. Affective organizational commitment. | |
dc.title | Divine attachment styles and affective organizational commitment. | |
dc.type | Thesis | |
dc.type.material | text |