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Qualitative Findings on the Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on Australian Gay and Bisexual Men: Community Belonging and Mental Well-being.
- Source :
- Qualitative Health Research; Nov2021, Vol. 31 Issue 13, p2414-2425, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- COVID-19 may threaten the already poor mental health outcomes of Australian gay and bisexual men and cut ties to important social/sexual networks and community. Qualitative research into the experiences of gay and bisexual men during COVID-19 regulations is currently sparse. We report on 489 responses to a qualitative free-text question asking Australian gay and bisexual men about the impacts of COVID-19 during April 2020. Issues pertinent to gay and bisexual men include lost ties to gay and bisexual social/sexual communities, spaces, and activities, which can reduce a sense of belonging to important sexual identity spaces, as well as significant mental well-being vulnerabilities. Reminiscing the collective response to HIV/AIDS, findings reinforce the value of gay and bisexual community organizations, spaces, and networks as supports for gay and bisexual men and emphasize the need for delivering mental health services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- WELL-being
COVID-19
SCIENTIFIC observation
ATTITUDE (Psychology)
COMMUNITIES
GROUP identity
PSYCHOLOGY of gay people
QUALITATIVE research
CONCEPTUAL structures
SURVEYS
QUESTIONNAIRES
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
RESEARCH funding
THEMATIC analysis
BISEXUAL people
MENTAL health services
LONGITUDINAL method
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10497323
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 13
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Qualitative Health Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 153500863
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323211039204