Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on mental health and physical activity among LGBQAP and heterosexual adults

Autor:	Elizabeth Mullin, Kathleen Mellano, Jonathan Bird, Costas Karageorghis, Jasmin Hutchinson
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Coronavirus Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology wellbeing Health (social science) pandemic mental health LGBTQ+
Zdroj:	Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health. 26:289-306
ISSN:	1935-9713 1935-9705
DOI:	10.1080/19359705.2021.1995097
Popis:	© 2021 The Author(s) & Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Introduction We compared the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on mental health (MH) and physical activity (PA) between US adults who identify as lesbian, gay men, bisexual, queer, asexual, and pansexual (LGBQAP) and heterosexual US adults. Method Participants completed online questionnaires to assess PA and MH. Results No difference in MH was identified between LGBQAP and heterosexual participants prior to lockdown, however LGBQAP participants reported significantly worse mental health during lockdown. No group differences were found in PA, but all participants exhibited a decline in PA during lockdown. Conclusion This study highlights the differential impact of social restrictions on marginalized populations.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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