Self-Authored Worldview Commitment and Pluralism Orientation Among LGBT and Heterosexual Students

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Abstract

This study examines the extent to which LGBT students are oriented toward pluralism and self-authored worldview commitment, as well as the conditional effects of campus climate and interfaith engagement on pluralism and commitment by sexual orientation and gender identity. Drawing on data from 13,776 student respondents to the Campus Religious and Spiritual Climate Survey (CRSCS) across three academic years at 52 institutions, the findings point to the positive role of LGB identity status in relation to self-authored worldview commitment and pluralism orientation, and to the differential effects of some aspects of campus climate in shaping pluralism and commitment among LGB students relative to heterosexual students.

Authors

• Alyssa N. Rockenbach, North Carolina State University

• Matthew Mayhew, New York University

• Jason C. Garvey, The University of Alabama

• Marc A. Lo, New York University