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Footprints in the Sand: Personal, Psychological, and Relational Profiles of Religious, Spiritual, and Atheist LGB Individuals.
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Journal of homosexuality [J Homosex] 2017; Vol. 64 (4), pp. 466-487. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 May 23. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- The present study offers a comparison of the demographic features and lived experiences of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals with religious, spiritual, or atheist (R/S/A) belief systems. In this sample of 212 participants, the relationship of participants' R/S/A beliefs to personal variables (e.g., age, gender, race), mental health variables (e.g., life satisfaction, psychological distress, internalized heterosexism, self-esteem), and relational variables (e.g., outness, connection to LGBTQ communities) were assessed. Correlational analyses indicated that level of R/S/A belief was unrelated to self-esteem, life satisfaction, or psychological distress; however, greater religious belief was correlated positively and significantly with internalized heterosexism and outness as LGB. To test the interactions of R/S/A beliefs and categorical variables of interest (e.g., race), log-linear analyses with follow-up chi-square tests were conducted. Findings suggested more similarities than differences for LGB people across R/S/A systems of belief. Limitations and implications for future research are discussed.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1540-3602
- Volume :
- 64
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of homosexuality
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27216087
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2016.1191237