Disproportionate Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Perceived Social Support, Mental Health and Somatic Symptoms in Sexual and Gender Minority Populations

Deaths from COVID-19 continue to rise, and this virus has asymmetric impacts on marginalized communities though specific impacts on sexual and gender minority communities are not well understood. From March 23 to June 20, 2020, in an online cross-sectional survey among 1380 US adults, we assessed ph...

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Published inJournal of homosexuality Vol. 68; no. 4; pp. 577 - 591
Main Authors Moore, Scott Emory, Wierenga, Kelly L., Prince, Dana M., Gillani, Braveheart, Mintz, Laura Janine
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Routledge 21.03.2021
Taylor & Francis LLC
Subjects
Adult
Anxiety
Anxiety - etiology
Cisgender
Community
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - physiopathology
COVID-19 - psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Gender
Gender differences
gender identity
health disparities
Heterosexuality
Heterosexuality - psychology
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Marginality
Medically Unexplained Symptoms
Mental depression
Mental Health
Minority & ethnic groups
Minority groups
Pandemics
Perceived social support
Physical symptoms
Psychological problems
Rumination
SARS-CoV-2
Sexual and Gender Minorities
sexual orientation
Social Support
Somatic symptoms
Symptoms
COVID-19
social support
symptoms
gender identity
health disparities
sexual orientation
rumination
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Summary:Deaths from COVID-19 continue to rise, and this virus has asymmetric impacts on marginalized communities though specific impacts on sexual and gender minority communities are not well understood. From March 23 to June 20, 2020, in an online cross-sectional survey among 1380 US adults, we assessed physical symptoms, psychological symptoms, rumination, and perceived social support in order to describe differences between sexual and gender minority (n = 290) and cisgender heterosexual (n = 1090) respondents. Sexual and gender minority respondents had more frequent COVID-19-associated physical symptoms and depression and anxiety symptoms. Sexual and gender minorities had a significantly higher proportion of depression and anxiety scores exceeding the clinical concern threshold. Longitudinal studies on the physical and psychological impacts of COVID-19 among sexual and gender minority communities are needed to inform interventions to eliminate these disparities.
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ISSN:0091-8369
1540-3602
DOI:10.1080/00918369.2020.1868184