Abstract

There is a growing need for culturally specific information regarding the intersections of religion, spirituality, and various sexual orientations/attractions. In this article, we attempt to provide clinicians, scholars, advocacy groups, and religious organizations with salient information regarding the psychological and interpersonal functioning of current and former members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, questioning/queer, or are same-sex attracted (LGBQ/SSA). First, an overview of LDS historical events and doctrinal teachings related to LGBQ/SSA issues is presented to increase cultural competence specific to this population. Second, we provide a narrative review of the known empirical literature on this population (i.e., N = 33 empirical articles and dissertations, which comprise a range of quantitative/mixed methods (n = 19) and qualitative (n = 14) studies. Finally, recommendations for practice and future research are offered.

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摘要

对于宗教，灵性和各种性取向/吸引力的交集，越来越需要文化上特定的信息。在本文中，我们尝试为临床医生，学者，倡导团体和宗教组织提供有关耶稣基督后期圣徒教会（LDS）现任和前任成员的心理和人际交往的重要信息，这些人被认为是女同性恋者，同性恋，双性恋，质疑/同性恋或同性恋（LGBQ / SSA）。首先，介绍了与LGBQ / SSA问题有关的LDS历史事件和学说，以提高特定于该人群的文化能力。其次，我们对这个人口的已知经验文献进行叙述性回顾（即，N = 33篇经验文章和论文，包括一系列定量/混合方法（n  = 19）和定性（n  = 14）研究。最后，提供了有关实践和未来研究的建议。

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