在性多样性夫妇中,COVID压力和心理健康
Madison Shea Smith1, Michael E Newcomb1
1Impact Institute, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States.
Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP
|February 16, 2026
概括
COVID-19压力对各种夫妇的心理健康产生了重大影响. 多性恋者及其伴侣在COVID压力和焦虑之间经历了更强烈的联系,突出了独特的脆弱性,并为未来的公共卫生战略提供了信息.
科学领域:
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- COVID-19大流行不成比例地影响了美国人口的心理健康.
- 了解这些差异性影响,特别是在性别多样化的夫妇中,对于有针对性的干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查COVID-19压力对性多样性夫妇心理健康指标的影响差异.
- 分析COVID压力如何影响各种性认同群体的抑郁和焦虑.
主要方法:
- 利用了来自全国夫妇健康和时间 (NCHAT) 研究的1515对夫妇 (3030个人) 的数据.
- 针对COVID的压力,抑郁,焦虑和应对行为 (2020-2021) 采用了自我报告措施.
- 应用受约束的潜变量演员-合作伙伴相互依赖模型来分析情侣数据.
主要成果:
- COVID压力广泛影响了同性恋,异性恋和多性恋个人的心理健康.
- 与其他群体相比,多性恋个体及其伴侣在COVID压力和焦虑之间表现出更强烈的联系.
- 多性恋个体及其伴侣在心理健康结果中表现出更大的差异.
结论:
- COVID-19压力对多性恋个人及其伴侣有着独特的影响.
- 调查结果表明,需要制定定制的预防策略,以满足这一群体的特定心理健康需求.
- 依靠浪漫伴侣获得支持可能不会同样有利于所有群体,需要细微的公共卫生信息.
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