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Perceived Social Support and Mental Health Indicators of a Mexican LGBT Sample During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ignacio Lozano-Verduzco1, Julio Vega-Cauich2, Juan Carlos Mendoza-Pérez3
1Academic Area 3, National Pedagogic University, Carretera al Ajusco No. 24 Col. Héroes de Padierna, Tlalpan, Mexico City, 14200 Mexico.
Abstract:
The COVID-19 pandemic created mental health challenges for LGBTQ + communities worldwide, however there is a paucity of research on Mexican populations. Existing data show that LGBTQ + people in Mexico experience acute forms of violence and discrimination that impact their mental health. This article explores the relationship between social support, discrimination, and mental health for LGBTQ + populations in Mexico (N = 1525) during the COVID-19 lockdown. Utilizing social media recruitment strategies, participants answered an online survey exploring five mental health indicators: depression, anxiety, stress, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempt during lockdown. Mediating, and multiple regression analyses revealed that neuroticism is the most important variable in predicting poor mental health, and that perceived social support plays a mediating role in the case of depression. Discomfort with one's own family holds positive correlations with mental health indicators, showing that the greater the discomfort, higher levels of depression, anxiety, stress, and suicidal ideation. Results also showed that discrimination, and drug use hold significant relationships to suicidal attempt. Practice recommendations for Mexican LGBTQ + communities are offered.
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