Ways to Navigate Sexual Minority and Latter-day Saint Identities: A Latent Profile Analysis

Lefevor, G. Tyler; Meter, Diana Jill; Skidmore, Samuel J.

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“…Given the sensitive nature of discussing difficulties associated with clients’ identities, therapists have an ethical obligation not only to understand these identities but to help clients navigate these harmful struggles. Therapists (and the clients they serve) may benefit from familiarizing themselves with other literature on working with LDS SM clients (Lefevor, 2023; Lefevor, Meter, & Skidmore, 2023; Sorrell et al, 2024) as well as key support groups for LDS SMs such as Affirmation and North Star and podcasts for LDS SMs like Listen , learn , and love and Questions from the closet .…”

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Establishing the temporal relationship between religious commitment, sexual identity struggles, and religious struggles among sexual minorities.

Lefevor,

Skidmore

2024

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

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Conclusions about the temporal relationship between religiousness and both religious and sexual identity struggles are frequently made in the absence of longitudinal data. The present study examines the temporal relationship between religious identification, sexual identity struggles, and religious struggles. Participants were 132 Latter-day Saint sexual minorities who provided data at two timepoints, 2 years apart. We employed two cross-lagged panel models, one focusing on religious struggles and religious commitment and the other focusing on sexual identity struggles and religious commitment, to understand the temporal relationships between these variables. Cross-lagged panel models suggested that interpersonal religious struggles and sexual identity uncertainty at Time 1 were negatively related to religious commitment at Time 2. Similarly, religious commitment at Time 1 was related to decreased sexual identity affirmation and increased religious doubt at Time 2. Although there is some degree of reciprocity to the relationship between religious/sexual identity struggles and religious commitment, certain struggles (interpersonal religious struggles, identity uncertainty) predicted later decreases in religious commitment, and religious commitment predicted an increase in certain types of struggles (religious doubt, lack of sexual identity affirmation).

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Establishing the temporal relationship between religious commitment, sexual identity struggles, and religious struggles among sexual minorities.

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Skidmore

2024

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

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“…However, Lefevor et al (2021b) found internalized homophobia related to depression for Latter-day Saints (unrelated for non-Latter-day Saints) though it was unrelated to life satisfaction for Latter-day Saints (it was related for non-Latter-day Saints). Lefevor et al (2022b) categorized their sample as engaged Latter-day Saints, moderately engaged Latter-day Saints, and lapsed Latter-day Saints, finding no differences in depression or life satisfaction across these groups but greater meaning of life and fewer alcohol problems for engaged Latter-day Saints.…”

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Religion, Mental Health, and the Latter-Day Saints: A Review of Literature 2005–2022

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The objective was to review all peer-reviewed, scholarly articles on the mental health of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2005 to 2022. Forty-six studies were identified. Research findings were consistent with the general research on R/S and mental health, which typically finds R/S related to better mental health. When comparisons are made, Latter-day Saints are typically found to have better mental health than those of other religions or no religion. It was found that in the last 10 years, research on sexual minorities has dominated the research on Latter-day Saints’ mental health. Although findings are nuanced, sexual minorities tend to have less favorable mental health when they are only somewhat enacting either a Latter-day Saint and/or sexual minority identity. The research literature on Latter-day Saints’ mental health is in its infancy, with few studies utilizing a high degree of methodologic rigor. More longitudinal and representative research is needed to better understand Latter-day Saints’ mental health. Further, more theoretical work is needed to provide a framework for explaining findings and guiding future research.

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How Can Sexual and Gender Minority Latter-day Saints Resolve Identity Conflict and Improve Their Mental Health? Results From a 2- to 4-Year Longitudinal Study

Lefevor,

Skidmore

2024

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Ways to Navigate Sexual Minority and Latter-day Saint Identities: A Latent Profile Analysis

Cited by 5 publications

References 58 publications

Establishing the temporal relationship between religious commitment, sexual identity struggles, and religious struggles among sexual minorities.

Establishing the temporal relationship between religious commitment, sexual identity struggles, and religious struggles among sexual minorities.

Religion, Mental Health, and the Latter-Day Saints: A Review of Literature 2005–2022

How Can Sexual and Gender Minority Latter-day Saints Resolve Identity Conflict and Improve Their Mental Health? Results From a 2- to 4-Year Longitudinal Study

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