A Comparison of Sexual Minority Youth Who Attend Religiously Affiliated Schools and Their Nonreligious-School-Attending Counterparts

Authors

Brandon T. Stewart, University of Montana - Missoula
Nicholas C. Heck, Marquette UniversityFollow
Bryan N. Cochran, University of Montana - Missoula

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

19 p.

Publication Date

2015

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Source Publication

Journal of LGBT Youth

Source ISSN

1936-1661

Original Item ID

doi: 10.1080/19361653.2014.969864

Abstract

Sexual minority youth are an at-risk group for negative health outcomes. The present study compares descriptive characteristics and outness of sexual minority youth who attend religious schools to sexual minorities who do not attend religious schools, and also investigates if attending religiously affiliated schools is associated with levels of alcohol use and school belonging among sexual minority youth. Results indicated that sexual minority youth attending religiously affiliated schools reported more alcohol-related problems and were less likely to be “out” to students and teachers at their schools when compared to their nonreligious-school-attending counterparts. Attendance at a religiously affiliated school was not associated with school belonging.

Comments

Accepted version. Journal of LGBT Youth, Vol. 12, No. 2 (2015): 170-188. DOI. © 2015 Taylor & Francis. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Stewart, Brandon T.; Heck, Nicholas C.; and Cochran, Bryan N., "A Comparison of Sexual Minority Youth Who Attend Religiously Affiliated Schools and Their Nonreligious-School-Attending Counterparts" (2015). Psychology Faculty Research and Publications. 170.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/psych_fac/170