Presenter: Elizabeth Macdonald, University College, Student Leadership and Success
Authors: Elizabeth Macdonald
Faculty Advisor: Darin Eckton, University Studies, Student Leadership and Success
Institution: Utah Valley University
The purpose of this study is to examine the relational impact of perceived religious rigidity on disaffiliated Latter-day Saint college students. Using a convenience sample and grounded theory methodology, ten self-identified disaffiliated Latter-day Saint subjects between the ages of 18-29 will be interviewed using open-ended questions, to see what themes emerge around concepts associated with perceived parental religious rigidity, intergenerational acculturation gaps, family conflict and/or estrangement. Keywords: Religion, disaffiliation, Latter-day Saints, Mormons, Parent-child relationships, religious discord, religious transmission, family conflict, religious rigidity, college students