Date
11-2015
Department
Counseling Department
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Chair
Fernando Garzon
Keywords
attachment style, missionary member care, religious coping, stress perception
Disciplines
Comparative Methodologies and Theories | Counseling | Counselor Education | Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Citation
Tone, Laurie, "Exploring the Relationship between Attachment Style, Stress Perception, and Religious Coping in the Evangelical Missionary Population" (2015). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 1099.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/1099
Abstract
This cross-sectional survey design study examined the relationships between attachment style, stress perception and religious coping in a sample of 267 cross-cultural, evangelical missionaries. No significance for effect for attachment style on perceived stress was found. However, both age and gender demonstrated significant effects on perceived stress. There was also a significant association between perception of stress and religious coping, independent of attachment style. Religious coping accounted for a small amount of the variance in perception of stress. The vast majority of the sample reported patterns of positive religious coping, which was not influenced by attachment style. A new tool for measuring missionary stress was also developed and shows good psychometric qualities. Implications for member care services and recommendations for future research are discussed.
Included in
Comparative Methodologies and Theories Commons, Counselor Education Commons, Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion Commons
