Self-Esteem, God Image, and Attachment in Relationship

The purpose of this dissertation was to examine the connection between attachment to significant persons (mother, father, friend, romantic partner, and global) and attachment to God to ascertain which relationships have the greatest impact on attachment to God. The study then examined global attachment, and the moderating effects of God image and self-esteem, upon attachment to God in a Christian population. Participants were recruited through a Facebook posting to complete a survey in SurveyMonkey. Church leaders of six moderate-to-large churches for each denomination represented in the demographics received survey information to increase the diversity of participants. These church leaders, identified through personal contacts and discovered through internet research, received a phone call or email about the survey and an invitation to share the information about the study and the survey link with their congregations