The adjustment of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) older adolescents who experience minority stress: The role of religious coping, struggle, and forgiveness

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Main Author: McCarthy, Shauna K.
Language:English
Published: Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK 2008
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Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1214240698
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-bgsu12142406982021-08-03T05:28:38Z The adjustment of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) older adolescents who experience minority stress: The role of religious coping, struggle, and forgiveness McCarthy, Shauna K. Psychology Religion lesbian and gay adolescents minority stress religious coping religious struggle forgiveness religious victimization The current study examined the victimization experiences of LGB older adolescents, their utilization of psycho-spiritual responses (i.e., religious coping and struggle, forgiveness), and the implication of these processes for their adjustment. An Internet sample of 276 LGB adolescents (18-24) completed measures of victimization, psycho-spiritual responses to victimization, and adjustment. Results indicate that victimization and psycho-spiritual responses had low to high prevalence. Victimization experiences were associated with higher sexual identity development, and religious victimization was associated with psychological distress. Religious struggle partially mediated the relation between religious victimization and psychological distress such that greater victimization was associated with greater spiritual struggles, which in turn was associated with greater psychological distress. Letting go forgiveness, religious coping, and religious struggle were significant moderators in the relation between aspects of minority stress and adjustment. These results suggest that LGB adolescents experience minority stress, that they generally do not turn to religion in response to minority stress and that they experience religious struggles that are associated with distress. Finally, letting go forgiveness is a process that might have promising implications for LGB adolescents who experience minority stress. 2008-07-25 English text Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1214240698 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1214240698 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Psychology
Religion
lesbian and gay adolescents
minority stress
religious coping
religious struggle
forgiveness
religious victimization
spellingShingle Psychology
Religion
lesbian and gay adolescents
minority stress
religious coping
religious struggle
forgiveness
religious victimization
McCarthy, Shauna K.
The adjustment of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) older adolescents who experience minority stress: The role of religious coping, struggle, and forgiveness
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title The adjustment of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) older adolescents who experience minority stress: The role of religious coping, struggle, and forgiveness
title_short The adjustment of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) older adolescents who experience minority stress: The role of religious coping, struggle, and forgiveness
title_full The adjustment of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) older adolescents who experience minority stress: The role of religious coping, struggle, and forgiveness
title_fullStr The adjustment of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) older adolescents who experience minority stress: The role of religious coping, struggle, and forgiveness
title_full_unstemmed The adjustment of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) older adolescents who experience minority stress: The role of religious coping, struggle, and forgiveness
title_sort adjustment of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (lgb) older adolescents who experience minority stress: the role of religious coping, struggle, and forgiveness
publisher Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK
publishDate 2008
url http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1214240698
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