Study that finds that LDS LGBT have worse mental health than former LDS LGBT.

Date
2014
Type
Academic / Technical Report
Source
John Dehlin
LDS
Disaffected
Critic
Hearsay
Direct
Secondary
Reference

John Dehlin, Renee V. Galliher, William S. Bradshaw, and Katherine A. Crowell, "Psychosocial correlates of religious approaches to same-sex attraction: A Mormon perspective," Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health 18, no. 3 (2014): 284-311

Scribe/Publisher
Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health
People
Katherine Crowell, Renee Galliher, William Bradshaw, John Dehlin
Audience
Reading Public
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Transcription

Overall, this study found that biologically based views about the etiology of same-sex attraction (vs. psychosocial views), LDS church disaffiliation (vs. activity), sexual activity (vs. celibacy), and legal same-sex marriage (vs. remaining single or mixed-orientation marriage) were all associated with significantly higher levels of self-esteem and quality of life, and lower levels of internalized homophobia, sexual identity distress, and depression. The divorce rate for mixed-orientation marriages was 51% at the time of survey completion, with projections suggesting an eventual divorce rate of 69%.

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