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Religious/spiritual struggles, one-upmanship, internalized homophobia and suicide risk among lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer/questioning and same-sex attracted Latter-day Saints

McGraw, James S
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1601474095059166

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2020, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Psychology/Clinical.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, questioning/queer (LGBQ) individuals and those who are same-sex attracted (SSA) who are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), often face unique challenges related to faith, family, and mental health. Of specific concern is the potential for LDS LGBTQ individuals to be at risk for suicide, due to the conflict between their religious/spirituality and their sexual identity. In the current study I sought to examine the ways in which religious/spiritual (r/s) struggles and one-upmanship might predict internalized homophobia and suicide risk in an online sample of 404 current/former LDS LGBTQ adults. Results indicated that in separate models, both r/s struggles and one-upmanship predicted suicide risk, but only r/s struggles predicted internalized homophobia. Additionally, mediation analysis demonstrated that internalized homophobia did not mediate the relationship between r/s struggles and suicide risk. Exploratory analysis revealed that r/s struggles fully mediated the relationship between one-upmanship and suicide risk. Clinicians working with current or former LDS LGBTQ individuals should consider the role that r/s struggles and one-upmanship might play in their clients’ risk for suicide.
Annette Mahoney, PhD (Advisor)
Carolyn Tompsett, PhD (Committee Member)
Meagan Docherty, PhD (Committee Member)
92 p.
Clinical Psychology
LDS; LGBQ; suicide risk, religion and spirituality

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  • McGraw, J. S. (2020). Religious/spiritual struggles, one-upmanship, internalized homophobia and suicide risk among lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer/questioning and same-sex attracted Latter-day Saints [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1601474095059166

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • McGraw, James. Religious/spiritual struggles, one-upmanship, internalized homophobia and suicide risk among lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer/questioning and same-sex attracted Latter-day Saints. 2020. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1601474095059166.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • McGraw, James. "Religious/spiritual struggles, one-upmanship, internalized homophobia and suicide risk among lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer/questioning and same-sex attracted Latter-day Saints." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1601474095059166

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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