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Title: | Psychological Adjustment Profiles of LGBTQ+ Young Adults Residing with Their Parents during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An International Study | Authors: | 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 |
Keywords: | resilience; LGBTQ+; COVID-19; adjustment profiles; well-being; person-centered approach; social support | Issue Date: | 11-Feb-2023 | Publisher: | MDPI | Project: | UIDB/00050/2020 | Serial title, monograph or event: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | Volume: | 20 | Issue: | 4 | Abstract: | 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. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10316/113943 | ISSN: | 1660-4601 | DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph20043188 | Rights: | openAccess |
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