The Effects of Childhood Maltreatment on Adult Religiosity and Spirituality: Rejecting God the Father Because of Abusive Fathers?

Teoría de la Aceptación-Rechazo Interpersonal (IPARTheory): Bases Conceptuales, Método y Evidencia Empírica [Interpersonal Acceptance-Rejection Theory (IPARTheory): Theoretical Bases, Method and Empirical Evidence]

“…se intenta también explicar y predecir los correlatos expresivos de la aceptación-rechazo con determinadas características de una cultura. Por ejemplo, en aquellas sociedades en las que el mundo sobrenatural está representado por espíritus malévolos (impredecibles, caprichosos, traicioneros u hostiles) aparece una mayor tendencia al rechazo parental de los hijos (Batool y najam, 2009;Bierman, 2005;Dickie, Eshleman, Merasco, shepard, Venderwilt y Johnson, 1997;Rohner, 1986). Además se intenta dar respuesta a preguntas tales como por qué los padres en la mayoría de las sociedades tienden a mostrarse cariñosos con sus hijos, por qué alrededor del 25% de las sociedades en el mundo tienden a mostrar rechazo moderado o grave (Rohner, 1975(Rohner, , 1986Rohner y Rohner, 1981), o cuáles son los factores individuales o sociales que contribuyen a las variaciones en el comportamiento parental.…”

Changes in religiosity and spirituality following potentially traumatic events

“…The majority of the research on this topic has found negative relations between the extent of trauma exposure and positive indicators of religious and spiritual functioning. For example, in a large sample of adult childhood abuse survivors, paternal maltreatment was negatively correlated with religious and spiritual self-concept and religious involvement (Bierman, 2005). Similarly, a negative relationship between maltreatment and existential well-being was found in a sample of college students with childhood trauma histories (Webber & Cummings, 2003).…”

Introduction to Interpersonal Acceptance-Rejection Theory (IPARTheory) and Evidence

“…The subtheory also attempts to predict and explain expressive correlates of parental acceptance and rejection. For example, the subtheory predicts -and substantial cross-cultural evidence confirms -that in societies where children tend to be rejected, cultural beliefs about the supernatural world (i.e., about God, gods, and the spirit world) usually portray supernaturals as being malevolent, that is hostile, treacherous, unpredictable, capricious, destructive, or negative in other ways (Batool & Najam, 2009;Bierman, 2005;Dickie et al, 1997;Rohner, 1975Rohner, , 1986Thiele, 2007). However, the supernatural world is usually thought to be benevolent -warm, supportive, generous, protective, or kindly in other ways -in societies where most children are raised with loving acceptance.…”