Bradshaw, Matt.2015-05-222015-05-222015-052015-03-18May 2015http://hdl.handle.net/2104/9308This study is the first to link the literatures of divine attachment and affective organizational commitment (AC). Existing research overlooks divine attachment as a "personal characteristic" relevant to affective commitment, and I argue that secure attachment to God as an internal working model can function as a powerful "secure base" from which to engage in positive workplace commitment behaviors. The Baylor Religion Survey 2010 contains verified scales of divine attachment and affective commitment, offering a unique opportunity to explore this association of divine attachment styles and AC in a national random sample. Findings demonstrate significant associations between AC and two attachment styles. Secure attachment to God is positively associated to AC, while avoidant attachment to God is negatively associated. A relationship between anxious God attachment and AC is not supported.application/pdfenAttachment theory. Attachment to God. Affective organizational commitment.ThesisWorldwide access.Access changed 8/3/17.2015-05-22