ArticlePloS one2022
Work-related stressors and mental health among LGBTQ workers: Results from a cross-sectional survey.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Associations of employment gain, employment loss and prolonged unemployment with depressive symptoms over time among sexual and gender minority adults in the USA: a retrospective cohort study.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Workplace inclusivity, social support, and mental health of Taiwanese LGBTI + employees among different relationship status groups.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Article
- Measuring the Association Between Sports and Mental Health Among Mexican LGBTQ People: Psychological Distress Among Athletes, Spectators/Volunteers, and Non-Attendees During the 2023 Gay Games.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Disparities in self-reported mental health, physical health, and substance use across sexual orientations in Canada.PloS one · 2025Article
- Supports and Barriers to Inclusive Workplaces for LGBTQIA+ Autistic Adults in the United States.Autism in adulthood · 2024Article
- Rainbow within and beyond: A qualitative study on the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender staff nurses in the Philippine hospital settings.Belitung nursing journal · 2024Article
- Zoo professionals and volunteers in the U.S: experiences and prevalence of burnout, mental health, and animal loss.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Working conditions, psychological distress and suicidal ideation: cross-sectional survey study of UK junior doctors.BJPsych open · 2023Article
- The Impact of Psychological Distress on the Occupational Well-Being of Sexual and Gender Minorities.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeLesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals experience high rates of adverse mental health outcomes due to the stressors they experience in families, communities, and society more broadly. Work and workplaces have the potential to influence these outcomes given their ability to amplify minority stress, and their ability to influence social and economic wellbeing in this already marginalized population. This study aims to identify how sociodemographic characteristics and characteristics of work, including degree of precarity, industry and perceived workplace support for LGBTQ people, influence self-reported mental health among LGBTQ people in two Canadian cities.
methodsSelf-identified LGBTQ workers ≥16 years of age (n = 531) in Sudbury and Windsor, Ontario, Canada were given an online survey between July 6 and December 2, 2018. Multivariate ordinal logistic regression was used to calculate odds ratios (OR) to evaluate differences in gender identity, age, income, industry, social precarity, work environment, and substance use among workers who self-reported very poor, poor, or neutral mental health, compared with a referent group that self-reported good or very good mental health on a five-point Likert scale about general mental health.
resultsLGBTQ workers with poor or neutral mental health had greater odds of: being cisgender women or trans compared with being cisgender men; being aged <35 years compared with ≥35 years; working in low-wage service sectors compared with blue collar jobs; earning <$20,000/year compared with ≥$20,000/year; working in a non-standard work situation or being unemployed compared with working in full-time permanent employment; feeling often or always unable to schedule time with friends due to work; feeling unsure or negative about their work environment; and using substances to cope with work.
conclusionsBoth precarious work and unsupportive work environments contribute to poor mental health among LGBTQ people. These factors are compounded for trans workers who face poorer mental health than cis-LGBQ workers in similar environments.
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