Development of a measure of attachment to God for Muslims

Maureen Miner, Bagher Ghobary-Bonab, Martin Dowson

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Abstract

Attachment to God has received theoretical and theological warrant for its applicability to Christian and Muslim populations. However, existing measures of attachment to God have been developed within Christian contexts and do not necessarily constitute the best instruments for measuring attachment to God amongst Muslims. This paper addresses the lack of a religiously sensitive measure of attachment to God amongst Muslims by describing the development of the Muslim Spiritual Attachment Scale (M-SAS), the psychometric properties of the M-SAS, and its use in an Australian study of psychological health amongst Muslims. Implications for understanding Muslim attachment styles, and for future research into attachment to God amongst Christian and Muslim populations using culturally sensitive measures are discussed.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)183-206
Number of pages24
JournalReview of Religious Research
Volume59
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Keywords

  • God
  • Muslims
  • attachment behavior
  • religion

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