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Moral Struggles Surrounding Same-Sex Relationships in Christian-Raised Individuals Reporting Same-Sex Attraction

Moffitt, Andrew Collin
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4177-2643
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1717691621129671

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, Master of Arts, Case Western Reserve University, Psychology.
Despite increased social acceptance, sexual minorities continue to experience significant health disparities compared to their heterosexual counterparts. Religiously raised sexual minorities may face additional stressors associated with their religious upbringing. Through a sample of 484 Christian-raised participants reporting same-sex attraction, this study examined several proposed correlates of moral struggle experienced by Christian-raised sexual minorities around same-sex relationships and how experiences with these moral struggles relate to well-being. The project required the creation of novel items, which showed good reliability and preliminary evidence of validity. All proposed variables correlated with moral struggle and internalized homophobia, while some variables did not correlate with depression, anxiety, or life satisfaction. Findings suggest that moral struggles around same-sex relationships relate to poorer well-being including internalized homophobia, depression, and anxiety. Moral struggle did not correlate with life satisfaction and did not predict unique variance in depression, anxiety, or life satisfaction above and beyond the proposed variables.
Julie Exline (Advisor)
Amy Przeworski (Committee Member)
Heath Demaree (Committee Member)
146 p.
Clinical Psychology; Psychology; Religion
LGB; same-sex attraction; same-sex relationships; moral struggles; religious/spiritual; anxiety; depression; life satisfaction; internalized homophobia

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  • Moffitt, A. C. (2024). Moral Struggles Surrounding Same-Sex Relationships in Christian-Raised Individuals Reporting Same-Sex Attraction [Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1717691621129671

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Moffitt, Andrew. Moral Struggles Surrounding Same-Sex Relationships in Christian-Raised Individuals Reporting Same-Sex Attraction. 2024. Case Western Reserve University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1717691621129671.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Moffitt, Andrew. "Moral Struggles Surrounding Same-Sex Relationships in Christian-Raised Individuals Reporting Same-Sex Attraction." Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1717691621129671

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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