Associations between living arrangement and sexual and gender minority stressors among university students since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
J Am Coll Health
; : 1-8, 2022 Jun 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1878610
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To examine the associations between COVID-19-related living arrangements and sexual and gender minority (SGM)-related stressors (ie, identity concealment and familial rejection).PARTICIPANTS:
N = 478 SGM university students (Mage = 22 years, SD = 4.00).METHODS:
SGM university students were surveyed cross-sectionally between May and August 2020 regarding SGM-related stressors and living arrangements since the start of COVID-19.RESULTS:
Approximately half (48.7%) of the sample reported a living rearrangement to their parents' home due to COVID-19. Living rearrangement to parents' homes was associated with an increased degree of identity concealment (ß [95% C.I.] = 0.62 [0.10, 1.15]; p = .020) and familial rejection (ß [95% C.I.] = 1.56 [0.72, 2.41]; p < .001) since the start of COVID-19 compared to stably living without parents (34.3%). Stably living with parents (17.0%) was not associated with increased degree of SGM-related stressors compared to experiencing a living rearrangement.CONCLUSIONS:
Stakeholders must consider the unique identity-related vulnerabilities of SGM students living with parents and who experience living rearrangements due to COVID-19.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Language:
English
Journal:
J Am Coll Health
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
07448481.2022.2076560
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