Latent syndemic profiles among sexual and gender minority college students and psychological distress amid the Covid-19 pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12973148 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rodman E Turpin (0000-0003-0457-5584, University of Maryland, College Park, corresponding author), Evelyn King‐Marshall (University of Maryland, College Park), Typhanye V Dyer (0000-0002-8493-5772, University of Maryland, College Park) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 724-741 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of LGBT Youth (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1936-1653 • E-ISSN: 1936-1661 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19361653.2022.2149659 |
| PMID | 38107510 |
| OpenAlex | W4311938526 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 33 |
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) college students experience compounding psychological effects as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using latent profile analysis of cross-sectional data from a sample of SGM students (n=565) we tested for a syndemic of victimization, internalized LGBTQ+ stigma, racism, racialized heterosexism/cisgenderism, family rejection, and isolation associated with psychological distress. We also tested if increases in these factors since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with greater psychological distress among syndemic profiles. We identified four profiles: "Lowest syndemic factors" (reference), "High isolation only," "High isolation and rejection only," and "High syndemic." The greatest distress was observed among the "High syndemic" profile (aPR=2.99, 95% CI 2.20, 4.06), followed by the "High isolation and rejection only" profile (aPR=2.11, 95% CI 1.61, 2.76), and the "High isolation only" profile (aPR=1.32, 95% CI 1.03, 1.70). Among the "High syndemic profile," increases in every factor since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with greater psychological distress. The strongest associations were seen among increased victimization (aPR=5.85, 95% CI 1.33, 25.71). Victimization, internalized LGBTQ+ stigma, racism, family rejection, and isolation form a syndemic among SGM students, which has magnified since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Distress · Heterosexism · Homosexuality · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Isolation (microbiology · Mental health · Minority stress · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Psychological distress · Public health · Racism · Sexual minority · Sexual orientation · Social isolation · Sociology · Syndemic · Clinical Psychology · Gender, Feminism, and Media · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology · Internal Medicine
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |