Sexual Minority Adolescents and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Examining School and Coping Factors to Promote Well-being
While sexual minority adolescents reported poorer pandemic mental health than heterosexual adolescents, several coping behaviors, and in-person schooling promoted well-being, with in-person schooling offering particular benefits. These findings suggest that supportive school environments can buffer the compounding stressors faced by sexual minority adolescents during crises. Clinicians caring for sexual minority adolescents should consider recommending coping strategies (e.g., breaks from the news, meditation, exercise, sleep) in times of increased stress.
Authors
- Alexander M. Testa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8686-9115)
- Fiona C. Baker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9602-6165)
- Christopher D. Otmar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5433-1612)
- Julia H. Raney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8579-9744)
- Jason M. Nagata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6541-0604)
- Kyle T. Ganson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3889-3716)
- Claire D. Brindis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2284-3936)
- Zain Memon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5974-0820)
Institutions
- SRI International (US)
- Palo Alto University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Harvard College Observatory (US)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Adolescent Health
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.09.009
- Primary Topic
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- California Department of Public Health
- National Institutes of Health