Autor(es):
Vázquez, Inês ; Gato, Jorge Júlio de Carvalho Valadas ; Coimbra, Susana ; Tasker, Fiona ; Barrientos, Jaime ; Miscioscia, Marina ; Cerqueira-Santos, Elder ; Malmquist, Anna ; Seabra, Daniel ; Leal, Daniela ; Houghton, Marie ; Poli, Mikael ; Gubello, Alessio ; Ramos, Mozer de Miranda ; Guzmán-González, Mónica ; Urzúa, Alfonzo ; Ulloa, Francisco ; Wurm, Matilda
Data: 2023
Identificador Persistente: https://hdl.handle.net/10316/113943
Origem: Estudo Geral - Universidade de Coimbra
Assunto(s): resilience; LGBTQ+; COVID-19; adjustment profiles; well-being; person-centered approach; social support; Humans; Male; Female; Young Adult; Pandemics; Emotional Adjustment; Communicable Disease Control; COVID-19; Sexual and Gender Minorities
Descrição
The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with poor mental health symptoms, particularly among vulnerable populations such as LGBTQ+ individuals. In the present study, we aimed to (i) identify different psychological adjustment profiles among LGBTQ+ young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic and compare LGBTQ+ young adults in relation to (ii) sociodemographic characteristics and COVID-19-related experiences and (iii) the internal and external protective resources associated with each adjustment profile. An online questionnaire was administered to 1699 LGBTQ+ young adults from six countries (Brazil, Chile, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, and the UK). A cluster analysis was conducted, and four profiles of psychological adjustment were identified: unchallenged, resilient, distressed, and at-risk. The at-risk cluster scored lowest in social support (particularly from family). The profiles of participants who experienced the highest levels of pandemic adversity (at-risk and resilient) comprised mostly South American participants, those under lockdown at the time of survey completion, those who self-identified as transgender and non-binary, and those with a plurisexual sexual orientation. Interventions should consider strategies to help young adults maintain support systems and reinforce the value of positive family relationships. Specific groups within the LGBTQ+ community that seem to be in a particularly vulnerable situation may need additional tailored support.
Torsten Amundson’s fund; Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Sweden); British Academy (BA COV19_201169) (UK)
