TY - JOUR PY - 2019// TI - Sexual minority adults: a national survey on depression, religious fundamentalism, parent relationship quality & acceptance JO - Journal of marital and family therapy A1 - Heiden‐Rootes, Katie A1 - Wiegand, Ashley A1 - Bono, Danielle SP - 106 EP - 119 VL - 45 IS - 1 N2 - Sexual minority persons from religious families may experience low acceptance by parents, however, little is known about the relationship of religiosity and parent relationships on mental health into adulthood. This study sought to test a moderated mediation model predicting depression based on religious fundamentalism, parent acceptance, and parent-child relationship quality. Sexual minority adult participants (n = 384) from across the U.S. completed a web-based, anonymous survey.

RESULTS found a conditional indirect effect of religious fundamentalism on depression through parent acceptance with the parent-child relationship quality moderating the relationship between parent acceptance and depression. This was significant up to age 52. Clinical implications and future research with sexual minority adults and their families are explored.

Language: en

LA - en SN - 0194-472X UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12323 ID - ref1 ER -