Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion

Author ORCID Identifier

G. Tyler Lefevor https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4510-7306

Volume

33

Issue

3

Publisher

Routledge

Publication Date

5-22-2023

Journal Article Version

Accepted Manuscript

First Page

214

Last Page

229

Abstract

The current study presents data from the first longitudinal examination of sexual minority (SM) Mormons (n = 132). Over the course of 2 years, SM Mormons reported decreased psychological (e.g., orthodox beliefs), behavioral (e.g., service attendance), and social (interpersonal religious commitment) religiousness. Analyses revealed that, at baseline, service attendance was related to lower levels of meaning in life and higher levels of depression at time 2, while interpersonal religious commitment at baseline was related to higher levels of meaning in life and lower levels of depression. Latent change scores of religiousness suggested that decreases in interpersonal religious commitment over the 2 years predicted higher levels of depression and lower levels meaning in life at time 2. We suggest that these results highlight the inherent difficulty in holding both a Mormon and SM identity, with trends implying that SM Mormons tend to disengage from their religious identity.

Comments

This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion on 22 May 2023, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/10508619.2023.2214032.

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