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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 8.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Suicide Res. 2015 Mar 12;19(4):472–488. doi: 10.1080/13811118.2015.1004476

Table 2.

Study variable characteristics

Indicators of Identity Conflict (total N) N %
Religious and Sexual Orientation Conflict Self Report (2,888)
Non-Religious upbringing 486 16.8
Religious upbringing, no conflict 1,171 40.5
Religious upbringing, resolved conflict 890 30.8
Religious upbringing, unresolved conflict 341 11.8
Anti-homosexual Parental Religious Beliefs (2,399)1
Yes 1,146 47.8
No 1,253 52.2
Left Religion of Origin due to Conflict (1,214)2
Yes 509 41.9
No 705 58.1

Mental Health Outcomes (total N) N % Range Mean SD

Internalized Homophobia 2,906 0–3 0.971 1.115
Suicidal Thoughts in the Last Month (2,922) 955 32.7
 I have thought about it once or twice3 578 60.5
 I have thought about it two or three times3 234 24.5
 I think about it every day3 129 13.5
 I think about it so much I can’t think of anything else3 14 1.5
Suicide Attempt in Last Year (2,945) 81 2.8
1

Restricted to those with Religious up-bringing,

2

Restricted to those with Religious up-bringing and experienced conflict,

3

Restricted to those indicating suicidal thoughts in the last month