State of the science: LGBTQ-affirmative psychotherapy

J Burger, JE Pachankis - Behavior Therapy, 2024 - Elsevier
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals experience significantly higher levels of
depression, anxiety, and behavioral comorbidities (ie, substance use, suicide) compared to …

Sense of coherence and religion/spirituality: A systematic review and meta-analysis based on a methodical classification of instruments measuring religion/spirituality

F Jeserich, C Klein, B Brinkhaus, M Teut - PLoS One, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The coherence hypothesis assumes that sense of coherence (SOC) explains the positive
link between religion/spirituality (R/S) and mental health. The aim of our meta-analysis is to …

When connecting with LGBTQ+ communities helps and why it does: A meta-analysis of the relationship between connectedness and health-related outcomes.

GT Lefevor, SA Sorrell, SJ Skidmore… - Psychological …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
We conducted a multilevel meta-analysis of 390 effect sizes from 167 studies with 157,923
participants examining the relationship between connectedness with lesbian, gay, bisexual …

Religion/spirituality, stress, and resilience among sexual and gender minorities: the religious/spiritual stress and resilience model

GT Lefevor, C Etengoff, EB Davis… - Perspectives on …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Although many sexual and gender minorities (SGMs) consider themselves religious or
spiritual, the impact of this religiousness or spirituality (RS) on their health is poorly …

“We are scared of being kicked out of our religion!”: Common challenges and benefits for sexual minority latter-day saints.

SJ Skidmore, GT Lefevor, ER Larsen… - Psychology of Sexual …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
This study explored common challenges and benefits reported by sexual minority people
(SMP) in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (CJCLDS). A sample of 438 SMP …

Religious sexual minorities, belongingness, and suicide risk: Does it matter where belongingness comes from?

SJ Skidmore, GT Lefevor, RM Golightly… - Psychology of religion …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Sexual minorities (SMs) experience a unique set of stressors as a result of their minority
status that can lead to adverse mental health outcomes, including increased suicidal …

Religiousness and minority stress in conservatively religious sexual minorities: Lessons from Latter-day Saints

GT Lefevor, SJ Skidmore, JS McGraw… - … Journal for the …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Sexual minorities who engage in conservative religions may experience both stress and
support from their engagement with their faith. However, it is unclear how religion/spirituality …

Suicidal ideation among active and nonactive/former latter‐day saint sexual minorities

GT Lefevor, JS McGraw… - Journal of Community …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sexual minorities (SMs) in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‐day Saints (LDS) experience
a number of unique risks related to their religious/spiritual and SM experience that may …

Affirming and nonaffirming religious beliefs predicting depression and suicide risk among Latter-Day Saint sexual minorities.

JS McGraw, SJ Skidmore, GT Lefevor… - Journal of counseling …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Sexual minorities (SMs) who are current/former members of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints (LDSs) report high levels of depression and risk for suicide. Recent …

Correlates of Christian religious identification and deidentification among sexual and gender minorities: A US probability sample.

GT Lefevor, LJA Bouton, EB Davis… - Psychology of Sexual …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Using a US nationally representative sample of 1,529 sexual and gender minorities (SGMs),
we examined the demographic and developmental correlates of Christian religious …