A Review of the Religious Identity/Sexual Orientation Identity Conflict Literature: Revisiting Festinger's Cognitive Dissonance Theory

Anderton, Cindy L.; Pender, Debra A.; Asner-Self, Kimberly K.

doi:10.1080/15538605.2011.632745

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“…Nonheterosexual ethnic/religious minorities can experience threats to identity, negative emotions, and low psychological well-being when they perceive their ethno-religious and sexual identities to be incompatible (Anderton, Pender, & Asner-Self, 2011;Coyle & Rafalin, 2000;Jaspal, 2012a). It is acknowledged, both in academic research and in public discourse, that the cultural expectation of marriage, in particular, can pose social and psychological challenges for nonheterosexual ethnic/religious minorities (Hill & McVeigh, 2010;Jaspal, 2012b;Samad, 2010;Sandhu, 2010).…”

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Arranged Marriage, Identity, and Well-being among British Asian Gay Men

Jaspal

2014

Journal of GLBT Family Studies

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The cultural expectation of an arranged heterosexual marriage poses social and psychological challenges for British Asian gay men. This article examines the diary accounts of 12 British Asian gay men concerning their perceptions and feelings concerning marriage in face of familial pressure to get married and the implications for identity processes and psychological well-being. Data were analyzed qualitatively using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis and Identity Process Theory. The following themes are outlined:(1) "Bringing it up": Coercion, threat, and negative emotions; (2) Sidestepping marriage: Strategies for coping with threat; and (3) "A no-win situation": Marriage as a dilemma. Familial coercion into marriage can threaten identity and psychological well-being and individuals seem to deploy intrapsychic/interpersonal coping strategies which have limited long-term efficacy.

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Arranged Marriage, Identity, and Well-being among British Asian Gay Men

Jaspal

2014

Journal of GLBT Family Studies

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“…Through the frameworks presented by Pitt (2010) and Anderton et al (2011), the following research questions were addressed: 2. What demographic characteristics are associated with each of these approaches?…”

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Navigating Sexual and Religious Identity Conflict: A Mormon Perspective

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“…In addition, gay men often receive direct and indirect messages that they are not welcome or cannot participate in Western religious spaces (Barret & Barzan, 1996). Literature has also noted the ways in which these experiences may lead to strong incidences of cognitive dissonance, with which these men must then deal in order to attempt to embrace multiple aspects of their self-identities (Anderton, Pender, & Asner-Self, 2011). Such dissonance is important to note given recent questioning of the validity of using pre-established measures of religiosity/spirituality with gay men Downloaded by [North Dakota State University] at 21:32 13 December 2014 (Wilkerson, Smolensk, Brady, & Rosser, 2012), in that, the greater one's sense of cognitive dissonance in relation to issues of religiosity/spirituality the less likely traditional measures of these experiences would be expected to accurately depict one's experience.…”

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Religiousness, Spirituality, and Existential Well-being Among HIV-Positive Gay, Bisexual, and Other MSM Age 50 and Over

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Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging

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The religious and spiritual experiences of HIV-positive gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) are severely understudied, especially among those over 50. However, literature supports that religious/spiritual experiences are related to both physical and mental health among older adults. In this exploratory analysis we assessed the relations that exist among a sample of HIV-positive gay, bisexual, and other MSM over 50 in regard to sociodemographic factors and two established measures of religiosity/spirituality. Differences emerged in relation to both race/ethnicity and age for the Ironson-Woods Spirituality/ Religiousness (SR) Index, while, for the Existential Well-being subscale, differences emerged in relation to race/ethnicity and perceived socioeconomic status.

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A Review of the Religious Identity/Sexual Orientation Identity Conflict Literature: Revisiting Festinger's Cognitive Dissonance Theory

Cited by 56 publications

References 65 publications

Arranged Marriage, Identity, and Well-being among British Asian Gay Men

Arranged Marriage, Identity, and Well-being among British Asian Gay Men

Navigating Sexual and Religious Identity Conflict: A Mormon Perspective

Religiousness, Spirituality, and Existential Well-being Among HIV-Positive Gay, Bisexual, and Other MSM Age 50 and Over

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