title: How LGBT College Students Perceive and Engage the Campus Religious and Spiritual Climate.
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.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Higher Development , North Carolina State University , Raleigh , North Carolina , USA.
authors.forename: Alyssa N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Rockenbach
authors.affiliation: b Department of Administration, Leadership and Technology, New York University , New York , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Marc A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.affiliation: c Department of Educational Studies, The Ohio State University , Columbus , Ohio , USA.
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mayhew
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012067:Religion; D000072339:Sexual and Gender Minorities / Q000523:psychology*; D029181:Spirituality; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities
keywords: Campus climate; LGBT identity; college students; higher education; religion; spirituality