https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2021/10 ... ion-MormonMight traditional religion actually be a protective factor against suicidality for youths, including LGBTQ youths?
A forthcoming analysis of data from the 2019 Utah Prevention Needs Assessment survey suggests that Latter-day Saint LGBQ youths (gender identity wasn’t looked at in the study) had lower levels of reported depression and suicidality than nonreligious LGBQ youths.
Published by three professors at Brigham Young University, the study also found that Latter-day Saint youths generally reported better outcomes in terms of depression and suicidality than their nonreligious peers.
In a separate study, recently published by Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, researchers from Bowling Green State University analyzed the same data set and similarly found LGBTQ-Latter-day Saints had lower suicide risk than those of other faiths or no faith.
A bold claim. What data set are they basing this on?
https://foundations.prod.brigham-young. ... uicidalityThe sample was 51.1% female, 48.5% male, with .4% choosing another gender category. Regarding race, 73.4% were white, 17.3% were Hispanic, and 9.3% were other. The sample was 51.7% Latter-day Saint, 8.3% Catholic, 1.1% Protestant, 0.2% Jewish, 4.6% of another religion, and 20.5% had no religious preference. Regarding sexual orientation, 64.9% were heterosexual, 3.7% were bisexual, 1.0% gay or lesbian, and 3.2% not sure. Another 27.2% were missing values.
So the claim “Latter-day Saint LGBQ youths (gender identity wasn’t looked at in the study) had lower levels of reported depression and suicidality than nonreligious LGBQ youths” is based on a data set where only 1% identified as gay or lesbian?
Edited to add: The 3 BYU Professors responsible are: Justin Dyer, Michael Goodman and David Wood