The Religious / Spiritual Experience of Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals: An Integrative Review of the Literature

Authors

  • Mattos Dourado de Mesquita Estrázulas Universidade de Fortaleza
  • Normanda Araujo de Morais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/0102.3772e35436

Keywords:

Religiosity, Spirituality, LGB, Homosexuality

Abstract

The objective is to characterize the scientific production regarding the religious/spiritual experience among lesbians, gays, and bisexuals (LGBs) from an integrative literature review, both national and international, from 2005 to 2015. The authors reviewed data from SciELO, PePSIC, LILACS, IndexPsi, PsycINFO, PUBMED, and E-journals. Therefore, they identified and analyzed 58 articles that took into account the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The main categories of qualitative analysis relate to integration between religiousness/spirituality and homosexuality, and religiousness /spirituality as a risk and/or protection factor for GLBs, internalized homonegativity, and therapeutic context. The studies highlight the contribution to the national literature scene, as well as the importance of religion/spirituality in the life of LGBs.

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Author Biographies

Mattos Dourado de Mesquita Estrázulas, Universidade de Fortaleza

Psicóloga Clínica, Especialista em terapia de casal e família. Mestranda do Laboratório de estudos dos sistemas complexos: Casal, família e comunidade (LESPLEXOS) da universidade de Fortaleza. Bolsista FUNCAP.

Normanda Araujo de Morais

Psicóloga formada pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). Mestre e doutora em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Realizou estágio de doutorado sanduíche na University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Professora titular do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade de Fortaleza (Unifor). Coordenadora do Laboratório de Estudos dos Sistemas Complexos: casais, famílias e comunidades (Lesplexos). Atual coordenadora do PPG Psicologia. Bolsista de Produtividade II do CNPq. Integrante do Grupo de Trabalho da ANPEPP: Juventude, resiliência e vulnerabilidade. Editora da Revista Subjetividades do PPG Psicologia UNIFOR. Integra, ainda,o corpo editorial da Revista Estudos de Psicologia (Natal) e Temas em Psicologia (Sociedade Brasileira de Psicologia - SBP) Área principal de pesquisa e atuação: sistemas complexos (casais, família e comunidade), desenvolvimento em contexto de vulnerabilidade social, resiliência (familiar e comunitária), psicologia positiva, abordagem sistêmica, abordagem bioecológica do desenvolvimento humano.

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2019-03-17

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Estrázulas, M. D. de M., & Morais, N. A. de. (2019). The Religious / Spiritual Experience of Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals: An Integrative Review of the Literature. Psicologia: Teoria E Pesquisa, 35. https://doi.org/10.1590/0102.3772e35436

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Vol. 35 (2019)

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Revisão da Literatura

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