Prayer Objects Provide the Experience of Belonging

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dc.contributor.advisorDerrick, Jaye L.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberTroisi, Jordan D.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberNeighbors, Clayton
dc.creatorVahedi, Meisam
dc.creator.orcid0000-0002-7884-7231
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-08T03:46:59Z
dc.date.createdAugust 2019
dc.date.issued2019-08
dc.date.submittedAugust 2019
dc.date.updated2019-11-08T03:46:59Z
dc.description.abstractExisting literature on social surrogacy demonstrates that reminders of others with whom people have secure relationships can provide the experience of belonging. Additionally, it has been shown that God can be seen as an alternate attachment figure who can fulfill social needs for connection. Accordingly, this study hypothesizes that objects that remind people of their relationship with God (i.e., prayer objects) can fulfill connection needs and buffer against belongingness threats. Two hypotheses examined whether (1) belongingness threats can increase the desire to use a prayer object, and (2) using a prayer object alleviates the negative feelings caused by a rejection experience. The final sample consisted of 252 UH undergraduate students. Unexpectedly, participants spent more time describing a prayer object than a grocery object independent of belongingness threat. Consistent with the second hypothesis, thinking about a prayer object (but not a grocery object) buffered against the typical negative outcomes of a rejection experience. Explanations for the unexpected results regarding the first hypothesis, limitations of the current study, and future directions are discussed.
dc.description.departmentPsychology, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/5350
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectBelongingness needs
dc.subjectRelationship with God
dc.subjectRejection
dc.subjectSocial surrogacy
dc.subjectReminders of others
dc.subjectPrayer objects
dc.titlePrayer Objects Provide the Experience of Belonging
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dc.type.genreThesis
local.embargo.lift2021-08-01
local.embargo.terms2021-08-01
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentPsychology
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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