Date of Award
5-2019
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Departmental Honors
Department
Languages, Philosophy and Speech Communication
Abstract
Ex-LDS individuals face a unique and often turbulent time in their relationship with their parent if the individual decides to leave the LDS Church. To explore this phenomena, we investigated the turning points and relational trajectories of ex-LDS children and their interactions with their active LDS parent. Thirty emerging adult children were interviewed using the retrospective interviewing technique (RIT). Through turning point analysis, we identified 14 turning points: (1) Discussions of values and beliefs, (2) decrease in church participation, (3) moving out, (4) physical proximity, (5) critical family events, (6) parent realizations, (7) sibling events, (8) romantic life events, (9) verbal boundary-setting, (10) social life conversations, (11) coming out, (12) personal value decisions, (13) parent interference, and (14) non-verbal events. Eight relationship trajectories also emerged: (1) minor setback, (2) reconciliation, (3) delayed reconciliation, (4) reluctant reconciliation, (5) positive turbulent, (6) negative turbulent, (7) moderate turbulent, and (8) diminishing closeness.
Recommended Citation
Worwood, Jared, ""I Don't Want to Have a Weird Relationship With You, So I'm Trying": Relational Turning Points and Trajectories of Ex-LDS Children and Their Active LDS Parents" (2019). Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects. 426.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/honors/426
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Faculty Mentor
Kaitlin Phillips
Departmental Honors Advisor
Timothy Curran
Capstone Committee Member
Kristine Miller