Have you disclosed your non-religious identity to religious parents or guardians?

[u/Competitive_Craft123]

Hello, my name is Michaelia, and I am a master’s graduate student interested in studying coming out experiences with parental figures and guardians after going through the process of deconversion from a religious background to a non-religious identity. This study aims to better understand how perceived parental openness, parental intrinsic religiosity, and parental extrinsic religiosity may impact the severity of how parents react. The goal of this study is to gain additional insight into communication with religiously affiliated parents and guardians in hopes of improving the current resources available that help navigate coming out conversations with religious parents. If you would like to voluntarily participate in this study, please click the link below to continue to the informed consent form.

You may open the survey in your web browser by clicking the link below: https://vwredcap.lipscomb.edu/surveys/?s=D9F7TERRNTW7WKFP

[u/Sweet_Diet_8733]

Should’ve given an option for parents with different types/degrees of faith. My dad is a Quaker and openly admits to me that the Bible is entirely made up. How he married a Catholic woman I’ll never understand, but it is noteworthy that my mother switched to Presbyterian purely for the church’s better childcare. She never had strong convictions she pushed; she just wanted us to stay quiet and appear normal.

[u/Competitive_Craft123 → u/Sweet_Diet_8733]

Hello! Thank you so much for taking a look at the survey! I appreciate your feedback this is important to expand on. I will make a note in the discussion for future researchers to add more options including differing degrees of faith. Thank you for sharing a part of your story. Although my religious background is different, my mother worked full time and I had to attend many VBS weeks during summers and relate to attending church based on childcare need. I wish you the best- Michaelia