LGBTQ+ Students’ Peer Victimization and Mental Health before and during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15473654 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erin K Gill (0000-0002-6355-3628, University of Wisconsin–Madison, corresponding author), Mollie Mcquillan (0000-0002-2522-3871, University of Wisconsin–Madison) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 18 |
| Pages | 11537-11537 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph191811537 |
| PMID | 36141809 |
| OpenAlex | W4296003136 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 100 |
Given the well-established health disparities between lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and gender-expansive (LGBTQ+) and cisgender, straight youth, scholars predicted the COVID-19 pandemic would disproportionately impact LGBTQ+ students. Yet, few studies have described changes in LGBTQ+ students' school experiences and well-being during the pandemic. Using survey data from 40,904 middle and high school students, we examined changes from before (2018) to during (2021) the pandemic in peer victimization, anxiety, and suicide attempts. We conducted bivariate and multivariate regression analyses to assess changes between the two time points among LGBTQ+ and cisgender, straight students. We found LGBTQ+ students experienced more peer victimization, anxiety, and suicide attempts at both points, before and during the pandemic, than cisgender, straight youth. However, LGBTQ+ students reported increased anxiety, decreased peer victimization, and decreased suicide attempts in 2021, during the pandemic, compared to pre-pandemic 2018 reports. These findings suggest pandemic-related school disruptions may have provided LGBTQ+ students some relief from the harmful effects of poor, in-person school climates
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Environmental health · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Mental health · Outbreak · Pandemic · Peer victimization · Poison control · Psychiatry · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Suicide prevention · Gender, Feminism, and Media · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Virology
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
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| Citations per year | 3,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |