Bradshaw Kate, Dehlin John P, Crowell Katherine A, Galliher Renee V, Bradshaw William S
a English Department , Dartmouth College , Hanover , New Hampshire , USA.
J Sex Marital Ther. 2015;41(4):391-412. doi: 10.1080/0092623X.2014.915907. Epub 2014 Jun 13.
This study reports the results of a comprehensive online survey of 1,612 current or former members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, many of whom engaged in psychotherapy to cope with (i.e., understand, accept, or change) their same-sex attractions. Data obtained from written and quantitative responses showed that therapy was initiated over a very wide age range and continued for many years. However, counseling was largely ineffective; less than 4% reported any modification of core same-sex erotic attraction. Moreover, 42% reported that their change-oriented therapy was not at all effective, and 37% found it to be moderately to severely harmful. In contrast, affirming psychotherapeutic strategies were often found to be beneficial in reducing depression, increasing self-esteem, and improving family and other relationships. Results suggest that the very low likelihood of a modification of sexual orientation and the ambiguous nature of any such change should be important considerations for highly religious sexual minority individuals considering reorientation therapy.
本研究报告了一项针对1612名耶稣基督后期圣徒教会现任或前任成员的全面在线调查结果，其中许多人接受心理治疗以应对（即理解、接受或改变）他们的同性吸引。从书面和定量回复中获得的数据显示，治疗开始的年龄范围非常广泛，且持续了很多年。然而，咨询在很大程度上是无效的；不到4%的人报告核心同性性吸引有任何改变。此外，42%的人报告他们以改变为导向的治疗完全无效，37%的人发现它有中度到重度的危害。相比之下，肯定性的心理治疗策略通常被发现有助于减轻抑郁、提高自尊以及改善家庭和其他关系。结果表明，对于考虑接受重新定向治疗的高度虔诚的性少数个体而言，性取向改变的可能性极低以及任何此类改变的模糊性质应是重要的考虑因素。
