Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in Saint Louis, MO, USA.
Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, CA, USA.
Behav Med. 2023 Jan-Mar;49(1):62-71. doi: 10.1080/08964289.2021.1977604. Epub 2021 Nov 8.
Household job loss during COVID-19 constitutes a public health crisis. Research suggests associations between household job loss, harsher parenting practices, and mental health challenges in the general population. Sexual minority adolescents (SMA) face high rates of family stress and rejection, but evidence linking household job loss to SMA mental health is lacking. This study evaluated associations between household job loss, family rejection, and mental health with a national sample of SMA who were sheltering in place with families during the pandemic. SMA from an ongoing prospective study completed an online questionnaire between May 13-31, 2020. It was hypothesized that household job loss during the pandemic would be associated with elevated depressive and anxiety symptoms through family rejection. Household job loss during the pandemic was indirectly associated with SMA mental health through family rejection. These findings highlight how socioeconomic change and policy carry implications for SMA health.
新冠疫情期间的家庭失业构成了公共卫生危机。研究表明，家庭失业与一般人群中更严厉的育儿方式和心理健康问题之间存在关联。性少数青少年（SMA）面临着较高的家庭压力和排斥，但将家庭失业与 SMA 心理健康联系起来的证据尚缺乏。本研究评估了家庭失业、家庭排斥与心理健康之间的关联，参与者为在疫情期间与家人一起就地避难的全国性 SMA 青少年样本。SMA 青少年来自一项正在进行的前瞻性研究，他们于 2020 年 5 月 13 日至 31 日期间完成了在线问卷。研究假设，疫情期间的家庭失业与家庭排斥有关，会导致抑郁和焦虑症状加重。家庭失业与 SMA 心理健康之间存在间接关联，这种关联是通过家庭排斥实现的。这些发现凸显了社会经济变化和政策对 SMA 健康的影响。
