The roles of LGBTQ+ community resilience and religious affiliation in the association between minority stress and depressive symptoms.
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| Title: | The roles of LGBTQ+ community resilience and religious affiliation in the association between minority stress and depressive symptoms. |
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| Authors: | Parmenter, Joshua (AUTHOR), Skidmore, Sam (AUTHOR), Lefevor, Tyler (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Counselling Psychology Quarterly. Dec2025, Vol. 38 Issue 4, p722-741. 20p. |
| Subjects: | Psychological resilience, Community support, Research funding, Mental health, Psychology of LGBTQ+ people, Questionnaires, Minority stress, Psychology & religion, Descriptive statistics, Discrimination (Sociology), Mental depression |
| Geographic Terms: | United States |
| Abstract: | Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual and/or gender minority (LGBTQ+) people in the United States experience increased risk for mental health concerns associated with minority stress. While there are various internal and external supports LGBTQ+ people may use to cope (e.g. LGBTQ+ community resilience and religious affiliation), little is known about when and how they may buffer minority stressors (e.g. discrimination and concealment motivation). Utilizing a sample of 593 LGBTQ+ people within the United States, the present study examined two moderated moderation models to see how LGBTQ+ community resilience and religious affiliation moderated the relationship between minority stressors and depressive symptoms. Results suggest that religious affiliation may moderate the relationship between discrimination and depressive symptoms while LGBTQ+ community resilience may function differently for religiously affiliated and non-affiliated LGBTQ+ people. We provide implications for education, training, advocacy, and discuss opportunities for counseling psychologists to further explore the nuances of how such coping mechanisms influence depressive symptoms for LGBTQ+ populations in the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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