Crowell Katherine A, Galliher Renee V, Dehlin John, Bradshaw William S
a Department of Psychology , Pacific Lutheran University , Tacoma , Washington , USA.
J Homosex. 2015;62(2):242-67. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2014.969611. Epub 2014 Oct 30.
A nation-wide sample of 634 previous or current members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS), non-heterosexual adults (ages 18-33), were surveyed to examine how specific aspects of minority stress are individually and collectively associated with depression, and how such associations differ across sex, sexual orientation, and level of affiliation with the LDS church. When five stressors were examined simultaneously, need for others' acceptance (NA) was the strongest predictor of depression, followed by internalized homophobia (IH). All minority stress factors were found to be individually predictive of depression and did not differ across sex or sexual orientation subgroups. Differences were observed, however, when considering current LDS status, such that participants who were no longer affiliated with the LDS church reported stronger relationships between some minority stressors and depression. Implications of religious identity salience as a potential mediator of relationships between specific stressors and depression are discussed.
对634名耶稣基督后期圣徒教会（LDS）的前任或现任成员、非异性恋成年人（年龄在18至33岁之间）进行了一项全国性抽样调查，以研究少数群体压力的具体方面如何单独和共同与抑郁相关联，以及这种关联在性别、性取向和与LDS教会的归属程度方面有何不同。当同时考察五个压力源时，对他人认可的需求（NA）是抑郁最强的预测因素，其次是内化的恐同心理（IH）。所有少数群体压力因素都被发现可单独预测抑郁，且在性别或性取向亚组之间没有差异。然而，在考虑当前的LDS身份时观察到了差异，即不再隶属于LDS教会的参与者报告说，一些少数群体压力源与抑郁之间的关系更强。文中讨论了宗教身份显著性作为特定压力源与抑郁之间关系的潜在调节因素的意义。
