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Samuel J Skidmore1, Sydney A Sorrell1, G Tyler Lefevor1
1Department of Psychology, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA.
Abstract:
Sexual minority (SM) members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) face increased exposure to minority stressors as well as concerns of attachment injuries relative to their heterosexual counterparts. The Integrated Attachment and Sexual Minority Stress Model outlines the mutually reinforcing associations between adult attachment and sexual minority stress, positing that adult attachment is both influenced by experiences of minority stress and simultaneously capable of shaping minority stress experiences in adulthood. The present study explored how adult attachment style directly and indirectly affects minority stressors and health outcomes for LDS SMs. A sample of 602 LDS SMs completed a quantitative survey assessing attachment, minority stress, and health. Results indicated that an insecure attachment style related to increased minority stressors and depression, whereas a secure attachment style related to decreased minority stressors and increased life satisfaction. Further, attachment moderated the relationship between minority stressors and health outcomes, such that experiences of minority stress were related to a decrease in life satisfaction only for securely attached LDS SMs. However, securely attached LDS SMs still reported better health than insecurely attached LDS SMs, even when reporting high degrees of minority stressors. These findings add to the growing body of literature suggesting that attachment style has direct and indirect effects on health outcomes for SMs, including those from conservative religious backgrounds.
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