ArticleThe Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2021
"Trying My Best": Sexual Minority Adolescents' Self-Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- Defining young people's mental health self-care: a systematic review and co-development approach.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- LGBTQ+ Loss and Grief in a Cis-Heteronormative Pandemic: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis of the COVID-19 Literature.Qualitative health research · 2022Pooled it
- Factors contributing to resilience amongst adolescent girls in artisanal and small-scale mining communities in Ghana and Uganda.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Coping strategies in young people during the COVID-19 pandemic: rapid review.BJPsych bulletin · 2025Review
- Difference in Psychiatric Hospital Admissions Between Cisgender and Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Youth, Before and During the Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic.Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Article
- "Our lives matter": a qualitative examination of the impact of COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders on resource security and mental and physical health of Black and Latino sexual minority men in California and New York.Journal of health equity · 2025Article
- Setting the Game Agenda: Reviewing the Emerging Literature on Video Gaming and Psychological Well-Being of Sexual and Gender Diverse Youth.Games and culture · 2024Review
- Mental Health Care Use among Adolescent Sexual Minority Males Before and During COVID-19.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2024Article
- Identifying disparities in suicidal thoughts and behaviors among US adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.Preventive medicine · 2023Article
- Impacts of COVID-19 quarantine and isolation on adolescent social functioning.Current opinion in psychology · 2023Review
- The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on college students with marginalized identities.Equity in education & society · 2023Article
- Coping Strategies to Enhance the Mental Wellbeing of Sexual and Gender Minority Youths: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Changes in Youth Mental Health, Psychological Wellbeing, and Substance Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Rapid Review.Adolescent research review · 2022Review
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Abstract
purposeThe COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in major life disruptions for sexual minority adolescents (SMAs), who already face and cope with pervasive and disproportionate rates of social, behavioral, and mental health challenges. Current research suggests that SMAs are struggling with COVID-19-related shelter in place orders navigating family proximity and dynamics and experiencing isolation from SMA-specific supports. Given identified challenges that may exacerbate known mental health disparities in SMAs, this work explores self-care practices among SMAs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
methodsThe present study uses data from open-ended questions to understand SMA experiences of self-care within a nationwide sample of SMAs (N = 770; M = 17.48 years, SD = 1.00) who are part of an ongoing prospective study. Data were collected via online questionnaire between May 13 and 31, 2020. Thematic analysis guided data exploration.
resultsThematic analysis revealed five self-care practices among SMAs: (1) relationships, (2) routines, (3) body and mind, (4) rest and reset, and (5) tuning out. SMAs engaged in many positive coping strategies (i.e., exercise, establishing routine) and often linked these activities to positive well-being. Other SMAs engaged in activities to distract or disengage from stressors (i.e., excessive TV and alcohol and drug use).
conclusionsThese findings highlight the resiliency of SMAs during the current pandemic, opportunities for providers to emphasize adaptive coping skills with youths, and the need for more research on adolescent self-care practices.
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