Sexual Complexity: A Comparison between Men and Women in a Sexual Minority Sample of Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Bradshaw, William S.; Dehlin, John P.; Galliher, Renee Vickerman

doi:10.3390/rel13060561

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“…Other studies found former SGM Latter-day Saints have better mental health than current Latter-day Saint SGMs (Bradshaw et al 2022;Dehlin et al 2014a;Ison et al 2010) or that those in same-sex relationships had better mental health (Bradshaw et al 2022); though these studies employed no statistical controls (see also Crowell et al 2015). One study that did use controls found former SGM Latter-day Saints had less depression and more life satisfaction and flourishing than current SGM Latter-day Saints (Lefevor et al 2020b).…”

Section: Sexual and Gender Minority Latter-day Saintsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Findings for this, however, were mixed. Some studies found current Latter-day Saints had better mental health (Bridges et al 2020), some found no differences in mental health (Joseph and Cranney 2017), and others found former Latter-day Saints with better mental health (Bradshaw et al 2022). Some studies find SGM Latter-day Saints have better mental health than non-Latter-day Saint SGMs (Dyer and Goodman 2022;McGraw et al 2021b).…”

Section: Sexual Minority Latter-day Saintsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Religion, Mental Health, and the Latter-Day Saints: A Review of Literature 2005–2022

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The objective was to review all peer-reviewed, scholarly articles on the mental health of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2005 to 2022. Forty-six studies were identified. Research findings were consistent with the general research on R/S and mental health, which typically finds R/S related to better mental health. When comparisons are made, Latter-day Saints are typically found to have better mental health than those of other religions or no religion. It was found that in the last 10 years, research on sexual minorities has dominated the research on Latter-day Saints’ mental health. Although findings are nuanced, sexual minorities tend to have less favorable mental health when they are only somewhat enacting either a Latter-day Saint and/or sexual minority identity. The research literature on Latter-day Saints’ mental health is in its infancy, with few studies utilizing a high degree of methodologic rigor. More longitudinal and representative research is needed to better understand Latter-day Saints’ mental health. Further, more theoretical work is needed to provide a framework for explaining findings and guiding future research.

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