873
Views
9
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

Attachment to God, religious tradition, and firm attributes in workplace commitment

Pages 485-501 | Received 23 Feb 2016, Accepted 19 Sep 2016, Published online: 07 Nov 2016

References

  • Ainsworth, M. D. S., Blehar, M. C., Waters, E., & Wall, S. N. (2015). Patterns of attachment: A psychological study of the strange situation. New York, NY: Psychology Press.
  • Allen, N. J., & Meyer, J. P. (1990). The measurement and antecedents of affective, continuance and normative commitment to the organization. Journal of Occupational Psychology, 63(1), 1–18. doi:10.1111/joop.1990.63.issue-1
  • Bader, C. D., Mencken, F. C., & Froese, P. (2007). American piety 2005: Content and methods of the Baylor religion survey. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 46(4), 447–463. doi:10.1111/jssr.2007.46.issue-4
  • Behrens, K. Y., Parker, A. C., & Haltigan, J. D. (2011). Maternal sensitivity assessed during the Strange Situation Procedure predicts child’s attachment quality and reunion behaviors. Infant Behavior and Development, 34(2), 378–381. doi:10.1016/j.infbeh.2011.02.007
  • Bielo, J. S. (2008). Cultivating intimacy: Interactive frames for evangelical Bible study. Fieldwork in Religion, 3(1), 51–69.
  • Bowlby, J. (1969). Attachment and loss: Vol 1. Attachment. New York, NY: Basic Books.
  • Bowlby, J. (1973). Attachment and loss: Vol. 2. Separation: Anxiety and anger. New York, NY: Basic Books.
  • Bowlby, J. (1980). Attachment and loss: Vol. 3. Loss. New York, NY: Basic Books.
  • Bradshaw, M., Ellison, C. G., & Marcum, J. P. (2010). Attachment to God, images of God, and psychological distress in a nationwide sample of Presbyterians. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 20(2), 130–147. doi:10.1080/10508611003608049
  • Cash, K. C., & Gray, G. R. (2000). A framework for accommodating religion and spirituality in the workplace. The Academy of Management Executive, 14(3), 124–133.
  • Collins, R. (1997). An Asian route to capitalism: Religious economy and the origins of self-transforming growth in Japan. American Sociological Review, 62(6), 843–865. doi:10.2307/2657343
  • Diener, E. (2000). Subjective well-being: The science of happiness and a proposal for a national index. American Psychologist, 55(1), 34–43. doi:10.1037/0003-066X.55.1.34
  • Dik, B. J., & Duffy, R. D. (2009). Calling and vocation at work. The Counseling Psychologist, 37(3), 424–450. doi:10.1177/0011000008316430
  • Dougherty, K. D., Griebel, J., Neubert, M. J., & Park, J. Z. (2013). A religious profile of American entrepreneurs. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 52(2), 401–409. doi:10.1111/jssr.2013.52.issue-2
  • Duchon, D., & Plowman, D. A. (2005). Nurturing the spirit at work: Impact on work unit performance. The Leadership Quarterly, 16(5), 807–833. doi:10.1016/j.leaqua.2005.07.008
  • Dutton, J. E., Roberts, L. M., & Bednar, J. (2010). Pathways for positive identity construction at work: Four types of positive identity and the building of social resources. Academy of Management Review, 35(2), 265–293.
  • Ebaugh, H. R., Lorence, J., & Chafetz, J. S. (1996). The growth and decline of the population of catholic nuns cross-nationally, 1960-1990: A case of secularization as social structural change. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 35(2), 171–183. doi:10.2307/1387084
  • Eisenberger, R., Fasolo, P., & Davis-LaMastro, V. (1990). Perceived organizational support and employee diligence, commitment, and innovation. Journal of Applied Psychology, 75(1), 51–59. doi:10.1037/0021-9010.75.1.51
  • Ellison, C. G., Bradshaw, M., Kuyel, N., & Marcum, J. P. (2012). Attachment to god, stressful life events, and changes in psychological distress. Review of Religious Research, 53(4), 493–511. doi:10.1007/s13644-011-0023-4
  • Ellison, C. G., & Taylor, R. J. (1996). Turning to prayer: Social and situational antecedents of religious coping among African Americans. Review of Religious Research, 38(2), 111–131. doi:10.2307/3512336
  • Farnfield, S., & Holmes, P. (2014). The Routledge handbook of attachment: Assessment. New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Fraley, R. C., Waller, N. G., & Brennan, K. A. (2000). An item response theory analysis of self-report measures of adult attachment. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78(2), 350–365. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.78.2.350
  • Granqvist, P., & Hagekull, B. (2003). Longitudinal predictions of religious change in adolescence: Contributions from the interaction of attachment and relationship status. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 20(6), 793–817. doi:10.1177/0265407503206005
  • Granqvist, P., & Kirkpatrick, L. A. (2013). Religion, spirituality, and attachment. In K. I. Pargament, J. J. Exline, & J. W. Jones (Eds.), APA handbook of psychology, religion, and spirituality (Vol 1): Context, theory, and research (pp. 139–155). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
  • Groves, R. M. (2006). Nonresponse rates and nonresponse bias in household surveys. Public Opinion Quarterly, 70(5), 646–675. doi:10.1093/poq/nfl033
  • Halbesleben, K. L., & Tolbert, C. M. (2014). Small, local, and loyal: How firm attributes affect workers’ organizational commitment. Local Economy, 29(8), 795–809. doi:10.1177/0269094214556980
  • Hardy, G. E., & Barkham, M. (1994). The relationship between interpersonal attachment styles and work difficulties. Human Relations, 47(3), 263–281. doi:10.1177/001872679404700302
  • Hazan, C., & Shaver, P. (1987). Romantic love conceptualized as an attachment process. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 52(3), 511–524. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.52.3.511
  • Hazan, C., & Shaver, P. R. (1990). Love and work: An attachment-theoretical perspective. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 59(2), 270–280. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.59.2.270
  • Henderson, W. M., & Kent, B. (2015). Non-linear attachment to god and psychological distress. Presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of religion, Newport Beach, CA.
  • Holmes, P., & Farnfield, S. (2014a). The Routledge handbook of attachment: Theory. New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Holmes, P., & Farnfield, S. (2014b). The Routledge handbook of attachment: Implications and interventions. New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Horwitz, P. (2014). The Hobby Lobby moment (SSRN Scholarly Paper No. ID 2516853). Rochester, NY: Social Science Research Network.
  • Hrebiniak, L. G., & Alutto, J. A. (1972). Personal and role-related factors in the development of organizational commitment. Administrative Science Quarterly, 17(4), 555–573. doi:10.2307/2393833
  • Hungerman, D. M. (2013). Substitution and stigma: Evidence on religious markets from the catholic sex abuse scandal. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 5(3), 227–253.
  • John Paul II. (1981). Laborem exercens [Encyclical letter on human work]. The Vatican. Retrieved May 28, 2015, from http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp=ii_enc_14091981_laborem-exercens.html
  • Johnson, R. E., & Chang, C.-H. (2006). “I” is to continuance as “We” is to affective: The relevance of the self-concept for organizational commitment. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 27(5), 549–570. doi:10.1002/(ISSN)1099-1379
  • Johnson, S. C., Dweck, C. S., Chen, F. S., Stern, H. L., Ok, S.-J., & Barth, M. (2010). At the intersection of social and cognitive development: Internal working models of attachment in infancy. Cognitive Science, 34(5), 807–825. doi:10.1111/cogs.2010.34.issue-5
  • Jung, H. J. (2010). Are Protestants more committed to their organizations? Religion and Society, 2(1), 129–161.
  • Keister, L. A. (2007). Upward wealth mobility: Exploring the Roman Catholic advantage. Social Forces, 85(3), 1195–1225. doi:10.1353/sof.2007.0044
  • Kent, B. V., Bradshaw, M., & Dougherty, K. D. (2016). Attachment to God, vocational calling, and worker contentment. Review of Religious Research, 58(3), 343–364.
  • Kidron, A. (1978). Work values and organizational commitment. Academy of Management Journal, 21(2), 239–247. doi:10.2307/255757
  • Kirkpatrick, L. A. (1998). God as a substitute attachment figure: A longitudinal study of adult attachment style and religious change in college students. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 24(9), 961–973. doi:10.1177/0146167298249004
  • Kirkpatrick, L. A. (2005). Attachment, evolution, and the psychology of religion (1st ed.). New York, NY: The Guilford Press.
  • Kirkpatrick, L. A., & Davis, K. E. (1994). Attachment style, gender, and relationship stability: A longitudinal analysis. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 66(3), 502–512. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.66.3.502
  • Kirkpatrick, L. A., & Shaver, P. R. (1992). An attachment-theoretical approach to romantic love and religious belief. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 18(3), 266–275. doi:10.1177/0146167292183002
  • Kirkpatrick, L. A., Shillito, D. J., & Kellas, S. L. (1999). Loneliness, social support, and perceived relationships with God. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 16(4), 513–522. doi:10.1177/0265407599164006
  • Kosmin, B. A., Keysar, A., Cragun, R., & Navarro-Rivera, J. (2009). American nones: The profile of the no religion population. Hartford, CT: Trinity College.
  • Leong, F. T. L., Huang, J. L., & Mak, S. (2014). Protestant work ethic, confucian values, and work-related attitudes in Singapore. Journal of Career Assessment, 22(2), 304–316. doi:10.1177/1069072713493985
  • Luhrmann, T. M. (2004). Metakinesis: How God becomes intimate in contemporary U.S. Christianity. American Anthropologist, 106(3), 518–528. doi:10.1525/aa.2004.106.issue-3
  • Luhrmann, T. M. (2012). When God talks back: Understanding the American evangelical relationship with God. New York, NY: Vintage Books.
  • Luther, M. (1520). Selected writings of Martin Luther. (T. G. Tappert, Ed.) (Fortress Press 2007 ed.). Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press.
  • McPherson, J. M., & Smith-Lovin, L. (1982). Women and weak ties: Differences by sex in the size of voluntary organizations. American Journal of Sociology, 87(4), 883–904. doi:10.1086/227525
  • Mikulincer, M., & Shaver, P. R. (2007). Boosting attachment security to promote mental health, prosocial values, and inter-group tolerance. Psychological Inquiry, 18(3), 139–156. doi:10.1080/10478400701512646
  • Miller, D. W. (2006). God at work: The history and promise of the faith at work movement. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
  • Mowday, R. T., Steers, R. M., & Porter, L. W. (1979). The measurement of organizational commitment. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 14(2), 224–247. doi:10.1016/0001-8791(79)90072-1
  • Neubert, M. J., & Halbesleben, K. (2015). Called to commitment: An examination of relationships between spiritual calling, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment. Journal of Business Ethics, 132(4), 859–872. doi:10.1007/s10551-014-2336-z
  • Oats, M. J. (1989). Catholic laywomen in the labor force, 1850–1950. In K. Kennelly (Ed.), American Catholic women (pp. 81–124). New York, NY: MacMillan.
  • Pargament, K. I. (1997). The psychology of religion and coping: Theory, research, practice. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
  • Park, J. Z. (2014). The Bible in the workplace. Presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Indianapolis, IN.
  • Paul IV. (1964). Lumen gentium [Dogmatic constitution on the church]. The Vatican. Retrieved September 7, 2016, from http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19641121_lumen-gentium_en.html
  • Perrin, R. D., Kennedy, P., & Miller, D. E. (1997). Examining the sources of conservative church growth: Where are the new evangelical movements getting their numbers? Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 36(1), 71–80. doi:10.2307/1387883
  • Putnam, R. D. (1995). Bowling alone: America’s declining social capital. Journal of Democracy, 6(1), 65–78. doi:10.1353/jod.1995.0002
  • Putnam, R. D., & Campbell, D. E. (2012). American grace: How religion divides and unites us. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster.
  • Rego, A., & Cunha, M. P. E. (2008). Workplace spirituality and organizational commitment: An empirical study. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 21(1), 53–75. doi:10.1108/09534810810847039
  • Rhoades, L., & Eisenberger, R. (2002). Perceived organizational support: A review of the literature. Journal of Applied Psychology, 87(4), 698–714. doi:10.1037/0021-9010.87.4.698
  • Rhoades, L., Eisenberger, R., & Armeli, S. (2001). Affective commitment to the organization: The contribution of perceived organizational support. Journal of Applied Psychology, 86(5), 825–836. doi:10.1037/0021-9010.86.5.825
  • Richter, L. (2015). The importance of caregiver-child interactions for the survival and healthy development of young children: A review. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO.
  • Roof, W. C., & McKinney, W (1987). American mainline religion: Its changing shape and future. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
  • Rossetti, S. J. (1995). The impact of child sexual abuse on attitudes toward God and the Catholic church. Child Abuse & Neglect, 19(12), 1469–1481. doi:10.1016/0145-2134(95)00100-1
  • Rowatt, W., & Kirkpatrick, L. A. (2002). Two dimensions of attachment to God and their relation to affect, religiosity, and personality constructs. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 41(4), 637–651. doi:10.1111/1468-5906.00143
  • Smith, C., & Sikkink, D. (2003). Social predictors of retention in and switching from the religious faith of family of origin: Another look using religious tradition self-identification. Review of Religious Research, 45(2), 188–206. doi:10.2307/3512582
  • Stark, R. (2004). SSSR presidential address, 2004: Putting an end to ancestor worship. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 43(4), 465–475. doi:10.1111/jssr.2004.43.issue-4
  • Stark, R., & Finke, R. (2000). Catholic religious vocations: Decline and revival. Review of Religious Research, 42(2), 125–145. doi:10.2307/3512525
  • Steensland, B., Robinson, L. D., Wilcox, W. B., Park, J. Z., Regnerus, M. D., & Woodberry, R. D. (2000). The measure of American religion: Toward improving the state of the art. Social Forces, 79(1), 291–318. doi:10.1093/sf/79.1.291
  • Sutton, J. R., & Chaves, M. (2004). Explaining schism in American protestant denominations, 1890–1990. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 43(2), 171–190. doi:10.1111/j.1468-5906.2004.00226.x
  • Tropman, J. (1995). The catholic ethic in American society: An exploration of values (1st ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
  • Tropman, J. (2002). The Catholic ethic and the spirit of community. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press.
  • Upton, R. L. (2015). What would Jesus haul? Home, work, and the politics of masculinity among Christian long-haul truck drivers. In S. K. Ammons, & E. L. Kelly (Eds.), Work and family in the new economy (Vol. 26, pp. 101–126). Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing.
  • Volf, M. (2001). Work in the spirit: Toward a theology of work (Reprint ed.). Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Pub.
  • Watson, G. W., & Papamarcos, S. D. (2002). Social capital and organizational commitment. Journal of Business and Psychology, 16(4), 537. doi:10.1023/A:1015498101372
  • Wayne, S. J., Shore, L. M., & Liden, R. C. (1997). Perceived organizational support and leader-member exchange: A social exchange perspective. Academy of Management Journal, 40(1), 82–111. doi:10.2307/257021
  • Weber, M. (1905/2001). The protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism. Chicago, IL: London: Fitzroy Dearborn.
  • Woodberry, R. D. (2012). The missionary roots of liberal democracy. American Political Science Review, 106(02), 244–274. doi:10.1017/S0003055412000093
  • Wuthnow, R. (1989). The restructuring of American religion: Society and faith since world war II. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.