Examining COVID-19 pandemic-related economic and household stress and its association with mental health, alcohol, and substance use in a national sample of Latinx sexual minority and heterosexual adults.

Autor:	Cerezo A; Department of Counseling, Clinical and School Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara., Rivera DB; Department of Counseling, Clinical and School Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara., Sanchez D; Department of Psychology, University of Maryland., Torres L; Department of Psychology, Marquette University., Carlos Chavez FL; Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University., Drabble LA; School of Social Work, San Jose State University.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology [Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol] 2024 Apr; Vol. 30 (2), pp. 385-394. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 18.
DOI:	10.1037/cdp0000583
Abstrakt:	Objective: Sexual minority adults of Latinx descent faced compounded intersectional stressors during the COVID-19 pandemic across socioeconomic and health domains. Latinx people have experienced some of the highest COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and mortality rates in the United States in addition to significant economic challenges. Yet, current data have not observed the unique pandemic-related experiences of sexual minority Latinx (SML) adults. We examined sexual identity differences in economic and household stress, social support, mental health symptomatology (depression, anxiety), alcohol, and substance use among sexual minority and nonsexual minority Latinx adults in the United States. Method: Primary data were collected via the AmeriSpeak panel, a national probability sample of U.S.-based 2,286 Latinx adults [sexual minority = .34% ( n = 465)]. Data were collected from November 2020 to January 2021, during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: SML adults endorsed higher levels of economic and household stress, mental health symptomatology, and alcohol and substance use than nonsexual minority Latinx adults. Economic stress was associated with increased mental health symptomatology, alcohol, and substance use among SML adults. Social support moderated the association between economic stress and mental health symptomatology and substance use, but not alcohol use. Conclusion: Findings highlighted unique intersectional considerations among SML adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the importance of social support and the negative toll of economic stress on mental health and substance use. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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