Psychosocial Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Health Among LGBTQ plus Young Adults: A Cross-Cultural Comparison Across Six NationsShow others and affiliations
2022 (English)In: International Journal of Sexual Health, ISSN 1931-7611, E-ISSN 1931-762X, Vol. 34, no Suppl. 1, p. 105-105Article in journal, Meeting abstract (Other academic) Published
Abstract [en]
Across the world, people have seen their lives interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Using an online survey, we explored how the psychosocial effects of the pandemic affected the mental health of LGBTQþ young adults who were confined with their parents during the lockdown period (N ¼ 1,934), from six countries: Portugal, UK, Italy, Brazil, Chile, and Sweden.
South American participants experienced more negative psychosocial effects of the pandemic. Depression and anxiety were higher among participants who were younger, not working, living in Europe and who reported feeling more emotionally affected by the pandemic, uncomfortable at home, or isolated from non-LGBTQ friends.
Not attending higher education predicted depression while not being totally confined at home, residing habitually with parents, and fearing more future infec-tion predicted anxiety. LGBTQþ community groups, as well as health and educational services should remain particularly attentive to the needs of LGBTQþ young adults during health crises.
Conflict of Interest and Disclosure Statement: No conflict of interest
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Taylor & Francis, 2022. Vol. 34, no Suppl. 1, p. 105-105
National Category
Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology Social Work
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-98826ISI: 000783334400129OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-98826DiVA, id: diva2:1655312
Conference
25th Congress of the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) and SASHA (South African Sexual Health Association), Cape Town, South Africa, September 9-12, 2021
2022-05-022022-05-022022-05-02Bibliographically approved