ArticleArchives of sexual behavior2014
Discrimination and depressive symptoms among sexual minority youth: is gay-affirming religious affiliation a protective factor?
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 78 citations in OpenAlex.
- 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
- Unpacking the Relationship between Sexual and Gender Minority Adverse Childhood Experiences and Psychological Distress: the Mediating Role of Self-Compassion and Fear of Compassion from others.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2026Article
- The Intersectional Influence of Experienced Stigma on Clinically Significant Depressive Symptoms Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men.Journal of homosexuality · 2026Article
- Being Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, or Intersex (LGBTQI) and Christian: A Scoping Review of Theories and Constructs in Psychological Research.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2024Article
- Correlates of Christian Religious Identification and De-identification among Sexual and Gender Minorities: A U.S. Probability Sample.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2023Article
- An Integrated Conceptual Model to Understand Suicidality among Queer Youth to Inform Suicide Prevention.Societies (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Discrimination and depressive symptoms in sexual minority Latinx youth: Moderation by religious importance and attendance.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2022Article
- Exploring the Relation between Adolescents' Number of Perceived Reasons for Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2022Article
- Effects of Sexual Orientation on Spiritual Psychotherapy for Inpatient, Residential & Intensive Treatment.Psychiatric research and clinical practice · 2022Article
- Protective Factors for LGBTI+ Youth Wellbeing: A Scoping Review Underpinned by Recognition Theory.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Supporting LGBTQ+ Foster Teens: Development of a Relationship-Focused, Self-Guided Curriculum for Foster Families.Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP · 2020Article
- Sexual minority youth, social change, and health: A developmental collision.Research in human development · 2019Article
- Relationship of Religiosity and Spirituality to Hazardous Drinking, Drug Use, and Depression Among Sexual Minority Women.Journal of homosexuality · 2018Article
- Sexual Initiation Patterns of U.S. Sexual Minority Youth: A Latent Class Analysis.Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health · 2017Article
- Coping styles used by sexual minority men who experience intimate partner violence.Journal of clinical nursing · 2016Article
- Religiosity as a protective factor for hazardous drinking and drug use among sexual minority and heterosexual women: Findings from the National Alcohol Survey.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2016Article
- Coping Styles and Suicide in Racially and Ethnically Diverse Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer Women.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2015Article
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Abstract
Researchers have examined perceived discrimination as a risk factor for depression among sexual minorities; however, the role of religion as a protective factor is under-investigated, especially among sexual minority youth. Drawing on a cross-sectional study investigating campus climate at a large public university in the U.S. midwest, we examined the role of affiliation with a gay-affirming denomination (i.e., endorsing same-sex marriage) as a moderating factor in the discrimination-depression relationship among self-identified sexual minority (n = 393) and heterosexual youth (n = 1,727). Using multivariate linear regression analysis, religious affiliation was found to moderate the discrimination-depression relationship among sexual minorities. Specifically, the results indicated that the harmful effects of discrimination among sexual minority youth affiliated with denominations that endorsed same-sex marriage were significantly less than those among peers who affiliated with denominations opposing same-sex marriage or who identified as secular. In contrast, religious affiliation with gay-affirming denominations did not moderate the discrimination-depression relationship among heterosexual participants. The findings suggest that, although religion and same-sex sexuality are often seen as incompatible topics, it is important when working with sexual minority clients for clinicians to assess religious affiliation, as it could be either a risk or a protective factor, depending on the religious group's stance toward same-sex sexuality. To promote the well-being of sexual minority youth affiliated with denominations opposed to same-sex marriage, the results suggest these faith communities may be encouraged to reconsider their position and/or identify ways to foster youth's resilience to interpersonal discrimination.
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