COVID-19 News and Its Association With the Mental Health of Sexual and Gender Minority Adults: Cross-sectional Study.

Kristen D Clark Mitchell R Lunn Athena D F Sherman Hannah G Bosley Micah E Lubensky Juno Obedin-Maliver Zubin Dastur Mitchell R Lunn

Published in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2022)

Our study found that COVID-19 news exposure was positively associated with greater symptoms of anxiety and PTSD among SGM people. This supports previous literature in other populations where greater news exposure was associated with poorer mental health. Further research is needed to determine the direction of this relationship and to evaluate for differences among SGM subgroups with multiple marginalized identities.

Keyphrases

mental health
coronavirus disease
sars cov
mental illness
sleep quality
systematic review
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
depressive symptoms
social support
physical activity