The Role of Religion and Stress in Sexual Identity and Mental Health Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth

Matthew J.L. Page; Kristin M. Lindahl; Neena M. Malik

doi:10.1111/jora.12025

The Role of Religion and Stress in Sexual Identity and Mental Health Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth

Matthew J.L. Page, Kristin M. Lindahl, Neena M. Malik

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Abstract

This study investigated religious stress, gay-related stress, sexual identity, and mental health outcomes in lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adolescents and emerging adults. The model examined negative LGB identity as a mediator of the relationships between (1) religious stress and mental health, and (2) gay-related stress and mental health. The data indicated that negative LGB identity fully accounted for both relationships. Findings suggest that a negative sense of sexual identity for LGB youth helps explain the links between religious and gay-related stressors and mental health. As LGB youth may have limited control over these stressors, the importance of helping LGB youth maintain a positive LGB identity, despite homonegative messages from others, is discussed. Journal of Research on Adolescence

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	665-677
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of Research on Adolescence
Volume	23
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12025
State	Published - Dec 2013

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Cultural Studies
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Behavioral Neuroscience

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Page, M. J. L., Lindahl, K. M., & Malik, N. M. (2013). The Role of Religion and Stress in Sexual Identity and Mental Health Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 23(4), 665-677. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12025

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