Eudaimonic Well-Being for Lesbian and Bisexual Women: The Roles of Religion and Social Connectedness. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Understanding how religion and well-being are related for lesbian and bisexual women provides important context for clinical interventions. Current literature in the field diverges on whether the relationship between religious commitment and well-being is positive for those in the queer community. The current study examines whether an independent or interdependent self-construal explains the relationship between religious commitment and eudaimonic well-being (EWB) for lesbian and bisexual women. This empirical study used data from the Multi-Site University Study on Identity and Culture, a research collaboration amongst 30 colleges and universities in the United States. Findings suggest that although self-construal does not mediate the relationship between religious commitment and well-being, there are significant effects between religious commitment and EWB as well as an independent self-construal and EWB. These findings provide a deeper understanding of variables associated with greater well-being and are important for the advancement of research and practice with queer women.

published proceedings

  • J Homosex

altmetric score

  • 1

author list (cited authors)

  • Ali, S. F., Semma, B., Thornhill, C. W., & Castillo, L. G.

citation count

  • 0

complete list of authors

  • Ali, Sakina F||Semma, Brandie||Thornhill, Carly W||Castillo, Linda G

publication date

  • May 2022