The Impact of Changes in Religion on Health Among Sexual Minority Mormons

IF 1.7 2区哲学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

International Journal for the Psychology of Religion Pub Date : 2023-05-22 DOI:10.1080/10508619.2023.2214032

G. T. Lefevor, Samuel J. Skidmore, Kiet D. Huynh, J. McGraw

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The current study presents data from the first longitudinal examination of sexual minority (SM) Mormons (n = 132). Over the course of 2 years, SM Mormons reported decreased psychological (e.g., orthodox beliefs), behavioral (e.g., service attendance), and social (interpersonal religious commitment) religiousness. Analyses revealed that, at baseline, service attendance was related to lower levels of meaning in life and higher levels of depression at time 2, while interpersonal religious commitment at baseline was related to higher levels of meaning in life and lower levels of depression. Latent change scores of religiousness suggested that decreases in interpersonal religious commitment over the 2 years predicted higher levels of depression and lower levels of meaning in life at time 2. We suggest that these results highlight the inherent difficulty in holding both a Mormon and SM identity, with trends implying that SM Mormons tend to disengage from their religious identity. PUBLIC SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT This 2-year longitudinal study found that sexual minority Mormons disengaged from religion/spirituality over time. Reductions in interpersonal religious commitment were related to increased depression and decreased meaning in life.

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宗教信仰变化对性少数摩门教徒健康的影响

当前的研究提供了来自性少数(SM)摩门教徒(n = 132)的第一次纵向检查的数据。在2年的研究过程中，摩门教徒的心理(如正统信仰)、行为(如参加礼拜)和社会(人际宗教承诺)的宗教性都有所下降。分析显示，在基线，服务出席与较低水平的生活意义和较高水平的抑郁有关，而人际宗教承诺在基线与较高水平的生活意义和较低水平的抑郁有关。宗教性的潜在变化分数表明，2年内人际宗教承诺的减少预示着在时间2时更高的抑郁水平和更低的生活意义水平。我们认为，这些结果突出了同时持有摩门教徒和男同性恋身份的内在困难，趋势表明，男同性恋摩门教徒倾向于脱离他们的宗教身份。这项为期两年的纵向研究发现，随着时间的推移，性少数摩门教徒脱离了宗教/灵性。人际宗教信仰的减少与抑郁的增加和生活意义的降低有关。

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International Journal for the Psychology of Religion Multiple-

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期刊介绍： The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (IJPR) is devoted to psychological studies of religious processes and phenomena in all religious traditions. This journal provides a means for sustained discussion of psychologically relevant issues that can be examined empirically and concern religion in the most general sense. It presents articles covering a variety of important topics, such as the social psychology of religion, religious development, conversion, religious experience, religion and social attitudes and behavior, religion and mental health, and psychoanalytic and other theoretical interpretations of religion. The journal publishes research reports, brief research reports, commentaries on relevant topical issues, book reviews, and statements addressing articles published in previous issues. The journal may also include a major essay and commentaries, perspective papers of the theory, and articles on the psychology of religion in a specific country.