Jamie D. Aten
Wheaton College (Illinois)
81 Papers
224 Citations
Jamie D. Aten is an academic researcher from Wheaton College (Illinois). The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Coping (psychology). The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 73 publications.
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Faith in the wake of disaster: A longitudinal qualitative study of religious attachment following a catastrophic flood.
Edward B. Davis,Cynthia N. Kimball,Jamie D. Aten,Chase Hamilton,Benjamin Andrews,Austin W. Lemke,Jenn Ranter Hook,Laura E. Captari,Pehr Granqvist,Joshua N. Hook,Don E. Davis,Daryl R. Van Tongeren,Emilie L. Cattrell,Andrew D. Cuthbert,Joyce Chung +14 more
TL;DR: Findings suggest disasters activate the attachment system, and survivors commonly view and relate with God as an attachment figure, especially one who serves as a safe haven.
Pastoral Abstracts
Jamie D. Aten
- 01 Sep 2009
TL;DR: A series of recommendations targeting specific areas of personal and professional growth are made that Aten and Worthington believe will lead psychotherapists to greater clinical competence when working with client's religious and spiritual issues.
Attachment avoidance to God exacerbates the negative effect of tangible resource loss on psychological resource loss
Michael Massengale,Don E. Davis,Cirleen DeBlaere,David G. Zelaya,Laura Shannonhouse,Daryl R. Van Tongeren,Joshua N. Hook,Jamie D. Aten,Edward B. Davis,Peter C. Hill +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the impact of losing tangible resources on psychological resources in a sample of college students affected by Hurricane Katrina and found that loss of tangible resources was related to the loss of psychological resources, and this relationship was amplified in participants who had an insecure attachment to God.
Religion, Spirituality, and Meaning in the Wake of Disasters
Daryl R. Van Tongeren,Jamie D. Aten,Edward B. Davis,Don E. Davis,Joshua N. Hook +4 more
- 01 Jan 2020
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review how people turn toward religion and spirituality in times of adversity as a way to make sense of their situation, maintain a sense of significance, and discover a purpose.
The multilevel correlates, contributions, and consequences of leader humility in humanitarian aid work
Edward B. Davis,Kelly Barneche,Jamie D. Aten,Laura Shannonhouse,David C. Wang,Daryl R. Van Tongeren,Don E. Davis,Joshua N. Hook,Zhuo Job Chen,G. Tyler Lefevor,Stacey E. McElroy-Heltzel,Emilie L. Elick,Leif Van Grinsven,Ethan K. Lacey,Tyler R. Brandys,Philip K. Sarpong,Sophia A. Osteen,Kati Shepardson +17 more
TL;DR: Leader humility contributes to positive attributions about leaders, teams, and oneself, which in turn contribute to organizational and psychological outcomes in humanitarian aid work.