How LGBT College Students Perceive and Engage the Campus Religious and Spiritual Climate

Alyssa N Rockenbach; Marc A Lo; Matthew J Mayhew

doi:10.1080/00918369.2016.1191239

How LGBT College Students Perceive and Engage the Campus Religious and Spiritual Climate

J Homosex. 2017;64(4):488-508. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2016.1191239. Epub 2016 May 23.

Authors

Alyssa N Rockenbach¹, Marc A Lo², Matthew J Mayhew³

Affiliations

¹ a Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Higher Development , North Carolina State University , Raleigh , North Carolina , USA.
² b Department of Administration, Leadership and Technology, New York University , New York , New York , USA.
³ c Department of Educational Studies, The Ohio State University , Columbus , Ohio , USA.

PMID: 27216234
DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2016.1191239

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare how students of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities perceive the campus religious and spiritual climate and engage in interfaith and spiritual activities during college. Using data from a national study of 13,776 students at 52 institutions that took part in the Campus Religious and Spiritual Climate Survey, results indicate significant variations in perceptions and engagement by sexual orientation and gender identity. In addition, worldview identity shapes the relationships between sexual orientation and gender identity and perceptions of and engagement on campus.

Keywords: Campus climate; LGBT identity; college students; higher education; religion; spirituality.

MeSH terms

Female
Homosexuality / psychology*
Humans
Male
Religion*
Sexual and Gender Minorities / psychology*
Spirituality*
Students / psychology*
Surveys and Questionnaires
Universities