“I’m kinda stuck at home with unsupportive parents right now”: LGBTQ youths’ experiences with COVID-19 and the importance of online support
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Purpose LGBTQ youth are a population who experience unique stressors. This study investigated their experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic via Q Chat Space-a national online chat-based support program.Methods Transcript data from 31 synchronous, text-based chats collected during the onset of state-based "social distancing" ordinances in Spring 2020 were analyzed.Results While encountering COVID-19-related stressors likely to be experienced by youth generally, participants' experiences were concomitantly imbued with LGBTQ-specific intrapersonal, interpersonal, and structural challenges. Difficulties included maintaining mental health, being isolated with unsupportive families, and loss of in-person identity-based socialization and support.Conclusions Findings highlight the importance of synchronous, text-based online platforms to enable LGBTQ youth to feel safe to seek support while at home. Given the potential for long-term physical distancing, concerted efforts are required to provide necessary resources and support for LGBTQ youth during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Emerging research highlights the potential benefits of passive SMU for marginalized populations, such as LGBTQ+ individuals, autistic people, and people with physical disabilities.
“Emerging research highlights the potential benefits of passive SMU for marginalized populations, such as LGBTQþ individuals (Fish et al., 2020), autistic people (Gillespie- Lynch et al., 2014), and people with physical disabilities (Sannon et al., 2019).”
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The Results ('Online support and resources'; page unavailable) describe LGBTQ youths watching and reading identity-specific online content, alongside using online platforms to maintain connections and seek support. The paper highlights benefits of online support, but does not establish that passive social media use specifically provides those benefits. This citation attaches only to LGBTQ+ individuals, not the other populations in the sentence. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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- Authors
- Fish, J. N., McInroy, L. B., Paceley, M. S., Williams, N. D., Henderson, S., Levine, D. S., & Edsall, R. N.
- Affiliations
- University of Maryland, College Park (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
- University of Kansas (US)
- Planned Parenthood (US)
- Corresponding author
- Fish, Jessica N.
- Venue
- Journal of Adolescent Health
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-09
- Volume
- 67
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 450-452
- ISSN
- 1054-139X (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7309741
- OpenAlex
- W3036101294
- Cited by
- 437
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
- 2026: 22 · 2025: 35 · 2024: 93 · 2023: 103 · 2022: 90 · 2021: 81 · 2020: 12 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 78.12
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Adolescent Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Keywords
- LGBTQ youth, COVID-19 pandemic, online support, social distancing, family rejection, mental health, social isolation
- MeSH terms
- Sexual and Gender Minorities, COVID-19, Adolescent, Female, Humans, Male, Parent-Child Relations, Parents, Pneumonia, Viral, Social Isolation, Social Support, Stress, Psychological, Coronavirus Infections, Young Adult, Pandemics
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