Spirituality, sexual orientation, and mental health among college students.

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dc.contributor.advisorDunnington, Jamie
dc.contributor.authorCieri, Lorry Gail
dc.contributor.committeeMemberPowers, Melissa
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMacey, J. David
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-09T14:40:02Z
dc.date.available2020-07-09T14:40:02Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to determine whether sexual orientation and spiritual practice affect depression and anxiety symptoms among non-heterosexual college students. Participants (n=11) were non-heterosexual college students between the ages of 18 and 26 recruited from the University of Central Oklahoma's Student Alliance For Equality. The sample size was eleven students. Data were collected using the Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality, the Beck Depression Inventory II, and the Beck Anxiety Inventory. The independent variable of spiritual practice divided participants into two groups: those with an active spiritual practice and those with no active spiritual practice. Two independent t tests were conducted with the dependent variables depression and anxiety. Statistical analysis found no statistically significant differences in mean scores, and small effect sizes, for depression (p = .832, d = .315) and anxiety (p = .736, d = .241) by spiritual practice. These findings highlight the need for further research with consistent use of reliable and valid survey instruments.
dc.identifier.oclc(OCoLC)on1007709933
dc.identifier.other(AlmaMMSId)9982551285302196
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11244/325047
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dc.subject.keywordsPublic health
dc.subject.keywordsMental health
dc.subject.keywordsLGBTQ studies
dc.subject.keywordsCollege students
dc.subject.keywordsDepression
dc.subject.keywordsAnxiety
dc.subject.keywordsNon-heterosexual
dc.subject.keywordsSexual orientation
dc.subject.keywordsSpiritual practice
dc.subject.lcshSexual orientation
dc.subject.lcshSpirituality
dc.subject.lcshCollege students
dc.thesis.degreeM.S., Kinesiology and Health Studies
dc.titleSpirituality, sexual orientation, and mental health among college students.
dc.typeAcademic theses
thesis.degree.grantorJackson College of Graduate Studies.
uco.groupUCO - Graduate Works and Theses::UCO - Theses

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