Youth Suicide Rates and Mormon Religious Context: An Additional Empirical Analysis

The article presents the author's views on his study on LGBT youth suicides in the Mormon community in the U.S. after the release of a handbook policy change categorizing same-sex married couples as apostates and banning baptism to children of same-sex couples in November 2015. The study report...

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Publié dans:Dialogue
Auteur principal: Knoll, Benjamin (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Foundation 2016
Dans: Dialogue
Année: 2016, Volume: 49, Numéro: 2, Pages: 25-43
Classifications IxTheo:CH Christianisme et société
KBQ Amérique du Nord
KDH Sectes d’origine chrétienne
NCF Éthique sexuelle
Sujets non-standardisés:B SUICIDE risk factors
B Mormons
B Gay couples
B United States
B suicide prevention
B LGBT youth
B Mental Health
B History
B Suicide
B SUICIDAL behavior in youth
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Résumé:The article presents the author's views on his study on LGBT youth suicides in the Mormon community in the U.S. after the release of a handbook policy change categorizing same-sex married couples as apostates and banning baptism to children of same-sex couples in November 2015. The study reportedly revealed lack of indirect and anecdotal evidence linking Mormon environment to the increase in LGBT suicides. Also discussed are the factors that contribute to suicides and preventive measures.
Contient:Enthalten in: Dialogue
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5406/dialjmormthou.49.2.0025