ArticleJournal of adolescent research2009
"God Made me Gay for a Reason": Young Men who have Sex with Men's Resiliency in Resolving Internalized Homophobia from Religious Sources.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Social support and internalizing psychopathology among sexual and gender minority individuals: A meta-analysis.Clinical psychology review · 2026Pooled it
- An Exploration of the Relationship Between Spirituality, Religion and Mental Health Among Youth Who Identify as LGBT+: A Systematic Literature Review.Journal of religion and health · 2020Pooled it
- Psychosocial Risk and Protective Factors for Depression Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Youth: A Systematic Review.Journal of homosexuality · 2018Pooled it
- Religion and Spirituality's Influences on HIV Syndemics Among MSM: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Model.AIDS and behavior · 2016Pooled it
- Listening to the voices of black trans men and transmasculine people in Detroit: community strengths and challenges.International journal of transgender health · 2025Article
- The HIV Environmental Riskscape: The Roles of HIV Sexual Risk and Resilience Factors among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men: Findings from the Real Talk Project.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- Religiosity and Conversion Therapy is Associated with Psychosocial Health Problems among Sexual Minority Men (SMM) in Nigeria.Journal of religion and health · 2022Article
- Effects of Sexual Orientation on Spiritual Psychotherapy for Inpatient, Residential & Intensive Treatment.Psychiatric research and clinical practice · 2022Article
- Supernatural explanatory models of health and illness and healthcare use in China among men who have sex with men.Global public health · 2020Article
- "It Truly Does Get Better:" Young Sexual Minority Men's Resilient Responses to Sexual Minority Stress.Journal of gay & lesbian mental health · 2020Article
- Unwelcoming: The Church Experiences of HIV-Infected Adolescents and Emerging Adults.Journal of religion and health · 2019Article
- A Focus on the HIV Care Continuum Through the Healthy Young Men's Cohort Study: Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2019Article
- Religious Coping with Sexual Stigma in Young Adults with Same-Sex Attractions.Journal of religion and health · 2017Article
- On the Battlefield: The Black Church, Public Health, and the Fight against HIV among African American Gay and Bisexual Men.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2017Article
- Coping styles used by sexual minority men who experience intimate partner violence.Journal of clinical nursing · 2016Article
- Correlates of a Single-Item Indicator Versus a Multi-Item Scale of Outness About Same-Sex Attraction.Archives of sexual behavior · 2016Article
- Psychological well-being among religious and spiritual-identified young gay and bisexual men.Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP · 2016Article
- MINORITY STRESS, POSITIVE IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT, AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS: IMPLICATIONS FOR RESILIENCE AMONG SEXUAL MINORITY MALE YOUTH.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2015Article
- Correlates of internalized homonegativity among black men who have sex with men.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2015Article
- Associations between social support network characteristics and receipt of emotional and material support among a sample of male sexual minority youth.Journal of gay & lesbian social services · 2014Article
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Abstract
Research investigating the role of religion in the lives of young men who have sex with men (YMSM) is limited. Given the unique developmental stage of emerging adults and the fact that most religions have restrictions on homosexual behavior, it is important to understand how YMSM integrate their sexual and religious/spiritual identities. Drawing upon a longitudinal, mixed methods study, we explore the role of religion and spirituality in the lives of a sample of YMSM. Presented are descriptions of messages about homosexuality from religious contexts and how these messages are internalized. The process used to resolve the conflict between these messages and their sexual identity is then described. Findings discuss how to help YMSM retain the more supportive and nurturing aspects of religion to integrate their sexual and religious identities for a functional support system.
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