Although studies on the dual-continua model have demonstrated that distress and well-being are two- separate but interrelated factors of mental health, only limited research exists regarding these concepts for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, sexual (LGBTQIA+) individuals. The present study aimed to investigate the factor stricture of mental health in the LGBTQIA+ community…
Many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) individuals raised in conservative religious traditions present to therapy with questions about how to navigate tension between their sexual/gender and religious identities. For therapists, having accurate information about (a) the typical process of religious deidentification, (b) its antecedents, and (c) its outcomes is …