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The Relationship Between Childhood Emotional Neglect and Adult Spirituality

An Exploratory Study

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ID15434793
AuthorsMichael K Prior (University of Toledo, corresponding author), Andrew Quinn (0000-0002-6794-4407, University of North Dakota)
Year2010
Volume29
Issue4
Pages277-299
Publication date2010-11-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work Social Thought (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1542-6432 • E-ISSN: 1542-6440
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15426432.2010.518816
OpenAlexW2065198937
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited80

The present study is an exploratory investigation into an area of study that to date has received very little attention: the relationship between childhood emotional neglect and adult spirituality. Participants were surveyed regarding childhood emotional neglect and their spirituality. Spirituality was defined as involving four areas of connectedness: with a higher power, with others, with humanity, and with an inner core. The study hypothesized a predictive relationship between emotional neglect and connectivity and that degree of connectedness would be inversely associated with severity of neglect. Results indicate an inverse, statistically significant, yet weak predictive relationship between neglect and several types of connectivity

Developmental psychology · Exploratory research · Neglect · Predictive power · Psychiatry · Social connectedness · Sociology · Spirituality · Child Abuse and Trauma · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Citation span2012 - 2026 (15)
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