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Sexual Minority Adults: A National Survey on Depression, Religious Fundamentalism, Parent Relationship Quality & Acceptance
Author(s) -
HeidenRootes Katie,
Wiegand Ashley,
Bono Danielle
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/jmft.12323
Subject(s) - religiosity , psychology , fundamentalism , clinical psychology , mediation , mental health , depression (economics) , developmental psychology , sexual minority , social psychology , psychiatry , sexual orientation , politics , political science , law , economics , macroeconomics
Sexual minority persons from religious families may experience low acceptance by parents, however, little is known about the relationship of religiosity and parent relationships on mental health into adulthood. This study sought to test a moderated mediation model predicting depression based on religious fundamentalism, parent acceptance, and parent‐child relationship quality. Sexual minority adult participants ( n = 384) from across the U.S. completed a web‐based, anonymous survey. Results found a conditional indirect effect of religious fundamentalism on depression through parent acceptance with the parent‐child relationship quality moderating the relationship between parent acceptance and depression. This was significant up to age 52. Clinical implications and future research with sexual minority adults and their families are explored.