Same-Sex Attracted, Not LGBQ: The Associations of Sexual Identity Labeling on Religiousness, Sexuality, and Health Among Mormons
| Autor: | Christopher H. Rosik, A. Lee Beckstead, G. Tyler Lefevor, Ashley Plunk, Ron L. Schow, Grace Kappers, Sydney A. Sorrell |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Adult
Male Social Psychology Sexual Behavior education Identity (social science) 050109 social psychology Human sexuality Education Gender Studies Sexual and Gender Minorities 03 medical and health sciences Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Heterosexuality General Psychology Sexual identity 030505 public health Sexual attraction 05 social sciences Gender Identity Religion and Sex General Medicine humanities Sexual behavior Jesus christ Same sex Bisexuality Female Lesbian 0305 other medical science Psychology Sexuality Social psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Homosexuality. 67:940-964 |
| ISSN: | 1540-3602 0091-8369 |
| Popis: | In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS church), beliefs about same-sex sexual attraction are carefully differentiated from beliefs about same-sex sexual behavior and identity, leading some to reject a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or queer (LGBQ) identity label in favor of declining a sexual identity or describing themselves as experiencing same-sex attraction (SSA). Using data from 1,128 sexual minority Mormons recruited from both politically conservative and liberal circles, we examined the relationship between rejecting an LGBQ identity and religiousness, attitudes toward sexuality, and health outcomes. We found that Mormons who reject an LGBQ identity were significantly more religious and less content with their sexuality but had similar health outcomes relative to LGBQ Mormons. We posit that these differences are best understood by differences in group affiliation and support, intersectional experiences with minority stressors, and the lack of generalizability of LGBQ constructs to those who reject an LGBQ identity. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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