2009/01/01 by Bernard E. Whitley · 2 citations
Psychology · Social Sciences · #LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy #Social and Intergroup Psychology #Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology #Religiosity #Psychology #Moderation #Fundamentalism #Social psychology #Church attendance #Sexual orientation #Religious orientation #Homosexuality #Ethnic group #Sociology
paper · doi:10.1080/10508610802471104
openalex publication_date 2009/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Meta-analysis was used to examine the relationships between seven forms of religiosity (fundamentalism; frequency of attendance at religious services; endorsement of Christian orthodoxy; self-ratings of religiosity; and intrinsic, extrinsic, and quest orientations) and attitudes toward lesbians and gay men. All forms of religiosity except quest and extrinsic orientation had at least small negative relationships with these attitudes. Higher quest orientation was related to positive attitudes toward lesbians and gay men and extrinsic orientation had no relationship to these attitudes. In contrast, most forms of religiosity had small relationships with positive racial/ethnic attitudes; the exceptions were fundamentalism and extrinsic orientation, which had small negative relationships with racial/ethnic attitudes. A number of moderator variables of the relationship between religiosity and attitudes toward lesbians and gay men were identified.