Department of Psychological Science, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut, USA.
J Homosex. 2023 Dec 6;70(14):3449-3469. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2022.2095241. Epub 2022 Jul 20.
Sexual minorities experience health disparities compared to heterosexuals due to their stigmatized identies. The COVID- 19 pandemic has further exacerbated these disparities. Sexual minorities were surveyed about their experiences during the pandemic and asked about family conflict and minority stress as predictors of Post Traumatic Stress Symptoms (PTSS) and physical health symptoms, as well as psychological symptoms as a mediator of these relationships. We surveyed 435 sexual minorities who were recruited from Mechanical MTurk. Participants completed questionnaires that included demographics, PTSS in response to the pandemic, family conflict, minority stress, psychological symptoms, and physical health outcomes. Our findings support a moderated mediational model, explaining the relationships between family conflict, minority stress, PTSS and physical symptoms. Specifically, those participants who are high in minority stress are vulnerable to family conflict resulting in increased PTSS and physical symptoms. Psychological symptoms mediated these relationships.
性少数群体由于其被污名化的身份，与异性恋者相比存在健康差距。COVID-19 大流行进一步加剧了这些差距。我们调查了性少数群体在大流行期间的经历，并询问了家庭冲突和少数群体压力作为创伤后应激症状 (PTSS) 和身体健康症状的预测因素，以及心理症状作为这些关系的中介。我们调查了 435 名从 Mechanical MTurk 招募的性少数群体。参与者完成了包括人口统计学、对大流行的创伤后应激症状、家庭冲突、少数群体压力、心理症状和身体健康结果在内的问卷。我们的研究结果支持一个调节中介模型，解释了家庭冲突、少数群体压力、PTSS 和身体症状之间的关系。具体来说，那些少数群体压力较高的参与者容易受到家庭冲突的影响，从而导致 PTSS 和身体症状增加。心理症状中介了这些关系。
