Mental Health Needs Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The abrupt closure of universities across the U.S. in March 2020 may have sent some lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) college students home to unsafe or unaccepting families and environments. The objective of this study was to examine the mental health needs of LGBT college students in...

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Vydáno v:Journal of adolescent health Ročník 67; číslo 5; s. 645 - 648
Hlavní autoři: Gonzales, Gilbert, Loret de Mola, Emilio, Gavulic, Kyle A., McKay, Tara, Purcell, Christopher
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2020
Elsevier BV
Témata:
Administrators
Adolescent
Adult
Advertisements
Advertising
Anxiety
Bisexuality
Campuses
Closure
College health
College students
Coronavirus Infections - psychology
Counseling
COVID-19
Families & family life
Female
Gays & lesbians
Health needs
Health services
Health Services Accessibility - economics
Health Services Needs and Demand - statistics & numerical data
Homosexuality
Humans
Lesbianism
LGBTQ health
LGBTQ people
LGBTQ students
Male
Medical personnel
Mental health
Mental health care
Mental Health Services
Online advertising
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - psychology
Psychological distress
Selection Bias
Sexual and Gender Minorities - psychology
Sexual Behavior
Sexual orientation
Social media
Student Health Services
Surveys and Questionnaires
Transgender persons
Transgender Persons - psychology
United States
Universities
Unsafe
Young Adult
United States
United States > US
COVID-19
LGBTQ health
College health
ISSN:1054-139X, 1879-1972, 1879-1972
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Shrnutí:The abrupt closure of universities across the U.S. in March 2020 may have sent some lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) college students home to unsafe or unaccepting families and environments. The objective of this study was to examine the mental health needs of LGBT college students in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic. We fielded a rapid-response online survey in the spring of 2020. We recruited 477 LGBT-identifying college students aged 18–25 years by contacting LGBT-serving organizations on 254 college campuses and through targeted social media advertising. Nearly half (45.7%) of LGBT college students have immediate families that do not support or know their LGBT identity. Approximately 60% of sampled LGBT college students were experiencing psychological distress, anxiety, and depression during the pandemic. Health-care providers, college and university administrators, and campus counseling centers should take swift action to ensure that LGBT students receive mental health support during the pandemic.
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ISSN:1054-139X
1879-1972
1879-1972
DOI:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.08.006