Is Conservative Religiousness Inherently Associated with Poorer Health for Sexual Minorities?

Rosik, Christopher H.; Lefevor, G. Tyler; McGraw, James S.; Beckstead, A. Lee

doi:10.1007/s10943-021-01289-4

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“…Our study in some ways contradicts prior findings that showed that lesbian/gay students who viewed religion as very important had greater odds for recent suicidal ideation and lifetime suicide attempt compared with less religious lesbian/gay students (Lytle et al, 2018). Yet our findings comport with other studies that show slightly protective effects for suicidal ideation (Kralovec et al, 2014), and ideation and attempt among heterosexual students (Lytle et al, 2018) and non-significant associations for suicide plans and attempts (Rosik et al, 2021).…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Toward this end, we found a small but significant protective effect of importance of religion against suicidal ideation. However, we did not find evidence to suggest importance of religion was significantly protective for plans or attempts for sexual minority students, aligned with studies that have shown that aspects of religion do not have improved or worsened health outcomes for depression and anxiety (Rosik et al, 2021). Along these lines, we did not find evidence to suggest that importance of religion was significantly related to greater or lower odds of suicide attempts, for either heterosexual or sexual minority students, contradicting findings from other contexts and populations (Caribé et al, 2012;Kralovec et al, 2014).…”

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confidence: 79%

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Sexual minority status, religiosity, and suicidal behaviors among college students in the United States

Goehring

Smıth

et al. 2022

Journal of Affective Disorders

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Section: Main Findingssupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Main Findingssupporting

confidence: 79%

Sexual minority status, religiosity, and suicidal behaviors among college students in the United States

Goehring

Smıth

et al. 2022

Journal of Affective Disorders

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“…There is scant literature to indicate how TC sexual minorities might differ compared to their other/nontheologically oriented counterparts in their experience of methods they employ to address sexual orientation distress. Some research has found being affiliated with fundamentalist or conservative faith communities to be associated with poorer health (Hamblin & Gross, 2013; Meanley et al, 2016), although this is not always the case (Barnes & Meyer, 2012; Barringer & Gay, 2017; Rosik et al, 2021; Walker & Longmire-Avital, 2013). A recent meta-analysis found religion/spirituality (R/S) was only related to health outcomes among sexual minorities when R/S was measured in terms of spirituality or religious cognitions/beliefs (Lefevor et al, 2021).…”

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Sexual minorities responding to sexual orientation distress: Examining 33 methods and the effects of sexual identity labeling and theological viewpoint.

Rosik¹,

Lefevor²,

Beckstead³

2023

Spirituality in Clinical Practice

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Utilizing a sample of 281 sexual minorities who reported having had or currently experiencing distress about their sexual orientation, we examined participants' ratings of perceived helpfulness of 33 methods for addressing this distress found in the literature. We examined these methods for both the full sample, between those who did or did not identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or other (LGB+), and between three theologically different groups: theologically conservative (TC), theologically nonconservative (TNC), and nontheological (NT). Findings from the full sample indicated methods that promoted acceptance of or were neutral toward same-sex sexuality were consistently perceived to be helpful while aversive cognitive and behavioral techniques were reliably rated as somewhat to moderately harmful. Thirteen methods were rated as helpful by all subgroups. Other methods displayed much greater variability in their ratings. These methods mostly reflected religiously motivated intentions to live in congruence with religious values by restricting and otherwise discouraging same-sex attractions and behavior. However, an examination of group differences between participants who were LGB+-identified and those who were not revealed these methods tended to be perceived as mildly to somewhat harmful for the LGB+identified group but mildly to somewhat helpful for those not identified as LGB+. Participants reporting a TC perspective often reported more helpfulness for these methods than TNC participants, who in turn reported less harmfulness than NT participants. We close with a discussion about the implications of these findings for the provision of clinical care, the conducting of research, and the development of public policy.

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“…When CJCLDS belongingness is present alongside IH, the predictive power of IH on SI is lessened, suggesting that feelings of belongingness may counteract some of the negative effects of homonegativity (Baams et al, 2015). Alternatively, it may also reflect that SMs who experience a strong sense of religious belongingness may also endorse a more conservative sexual ethic, which may lead them to score highly on measures of IH while not experiencing the self-hatred typically associated with IH (Rosik et al, 2021).…”

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Religious sexual minorities, belongingness, and suicide risk: Does it matter where belongingness comes from?

Skidmore¹,

Lefevor²,

Golightly³

et al. 2023

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

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Sexual minorities (SMs) experience a unique set of stressors as a result of their minority status that can lead to adverse mental health outcomes, including increased suicidal ideation (SI). A sense of belongingnessparticularly in sexual minority communities-has been shown to buffer these outcomes. It is less clear, however, how belongingness in communities that hold heteronormative values may relate to SI. The present study fills this gap through an analysis of data from 602 SM members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints (CJCLDS; "Mormon" church). We examine how minority stressors and religiousness are related to SI for SMs and how a sense of belongingness in the CJCLDS and/or in SM communities may buffer SI. Results indicated that both minority stressors (e.g., concealment, internalized homonegativity [IH]), and religiousness (e.g., service attendance) were related to increased SI; however, a sense of belongingness in the CJCLDS was related to less SI. Interaction effects suggested that the presence of CJCLDS belongingness weakened the influence of IH on SI but strengthened the influence of concealment and service attendance on SI.

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Is Conservative Religiousness Inherently Associated with Poorer Health for Sexual Minorities?

Cited by 15 publications

References 55 publications

Sexual minority status, religiosity, and suicidal behaviors among college students in the United States

Sexual minority status, religiosity, and suicidal behaviors among college students in the United States

Sexual minorities responding to sexual orientation distress: Examining 33 methods and the effects of sexual identity labeling and theological viewpoint.

Religious sexual minorities, belongingness, and suicide risk: Does it matter where belongingness comes from?

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