Stress, anxiety and other mental health problems have eaten away at teenagers and young adults during the pandemic, and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are no exception, a new study finds.
Young members who struggle with these issues say they depend on strong support from outside their homes.
Overall, more than 71% of young people said they were religious, and 78% said they were spiritual. Having a religious identity does correlate with greater self-reported mental and emotional health. Those with a religious affiliation were more likely to say they were satisfied with their lives and that they were “well equipped to deal with life and its difficulties” . They reported being happier and less depressed, overall.
In terms of counseling, nearly half had worked with a mental health professional or were currently seeing one, which was slightly higher than in the overall sample . This is a triple whammy, because families with deeper pockets are more likely to 1) have private insurance that will pay for counseling and medication; 2) be able to pay out of pocket for any treatments that insurance does not cover; and 3) live in areas with affluent school systems that can afford in-school therapists and psychologists.
Three-quarters of Latter-day Saints say they had spoken about their mental health with a trusted adult at school, compared with 39% of non-LDS young people. And that’s interesting, because the survey also found that Latter-day Saints had a higher rate of thinking that school counselors did not share their beliefs and therefore might not understand their particular challenges.
The potential problem area, according to the data, is in parental relationships. Given the strong emphasis The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints places on family togetherness and parents being very involved in their children’s lives, this is ironic, but the Latter-day Saint young people in the survey did not appear to see their parents as supportive of mental health treatment.
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