Hanna-Walker Veronica, Lefkowitz Eva S, Watson Ryan J
Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.
J Homosex. 2024 Sep 4:1-21. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2024.2398552.
Prior research indicates that religious parents can have negative, positive, or ambivalent responses to their child's sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). Yet, to our knowledge no research has quantitatively examined patterns of sexual and gender diverse (SGD) youth's perceptions of their religious parents' responses to their SOGI. Without examining variations in these patterns, we are unable to better understand the experiences of SGD youth with religious parents. In the current paper, we examined patterns of SGD youth's perceptions of their religious parents' SOGI-specific rejection, acceptance, and SOGI change efforts. We also examined if these patterns differed by SGD youth's individual and contextual factors. The analytic sample consisted of online responses from 5,686 SGD youth ( = 15.95). We found four distinct profiles: , and . The largest profile was the , suggesting that many SGD youth perceived positive responses from their religious parents. SGD youth with diverse gender identities and intersecting identities, such as race/ethnicity, were more vulnerable to religious parents' negative responses. Findings have implications for existing resources and programs aimed at strengthening SGD youth's relationship with their religious parents.
先前的研究表明，有宗教信仰的父母对孩子的性取向和性别认同（SOGI）可能会有消极、积极或矛盾的反应。然而，据我们所知，尚无研究定量考察性取向和性别多样化（SGD）的青少年对其有宗教信仰的父母对他们的SOGI的反应的看法模式。如果不考察这些模式的差异，我们就无法更好地理解有宗教信仰的父母的SGD青少年的经历。在当前的论文中，我们考察了SGD青少年对其有宗教信仰的父母针对SOGI的拒绝、接受和改变SOGI的努力的看法模式。我们还考察了这些模式是否因SGD青少年的个人因素和背景因素而有所不同。分析样本包括5686名SGD青少年（平均年龄=15.95岁）的在线回复。我们发现了四种不同的类型：……以及……。最大的类型是……，这表明许多SGD青少年认为他们有宗教信仰的父母给予了积极的回应。具有不同性别认同以及交叉身份（如种族/民族）的SGD青少年更容易受到有宗教信仰的父母的消极反应的影响。研究结果对旨在加强SGD青少年与其有宗教信仰的父母关系的现有资源和项目具有启示意义。
