Validation of an implicit instrument to assess God representations. Part 2: Associations between implicit and explicit measures of God representations and object-relational functioning

Results about associations between God representations and well-being/mental health can be questioned because they are predominantly based on studies with self-report instruments. There are no well-validated implicit measures of God representations. Therefore we developed the Apperception Test for G...

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Published in:Journal of spirituality in mental health
Authors: Stulp, Henk P. (Author) ; Eurelings-Bontekoe, Liesbeth (Author) ; Glas, Gerrit G. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2020]
In: Journal of spirituality in mental health
RelBib Classification:AE Psychology of religion
AG Religious life; material religion
NBC Doctrine of God
ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B God representations
B implicit measure
B object relations
B Mentalization
B personality pathology
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Summary:Results about associations between God representations and well-being/mental health can be questioned because they are predominantly based on studies with self-report instruments. There are no well-validated implicit measures of God representations. Therefore we developed the Apperception Test for God Representations (ATGR). In a clinical (n = 75) and a nonclinical (n = 71) sample, we found patterns of associations of scales of the ATGR and of an explicit God representation measure with implicit and explicit measures of object-relational functioning that undergirded the validity of most ATGR scales. Differences in patterns of associations between patients and nonpatients could theoretically be explained by the concept mentalization.
ISSN:1934-9645
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of spirituality in mental health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/19349637.2019.1569490