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Emotional Support Among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Couples During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Gustafson, Kristen E.
http://orcid.org/214---
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1647887490152217

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2022, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Sociology.
Emotional support, particularly support from family and close friends, is essential to mental health outcomes especially for members of the LGBTQ+ community. The COVID-19 pandemic has drawn attention to the important role of emotional support especially for marginalized communities. Although emotional support is recognized as a critical resource, to date no research has examined access to support during the pandemic for gender and sexual diverse populations. I draw on a new population-based data source of 3,642 respondents, the National Couples’ Health and Time Use Study (NCHAT), which oversampled sexual and gender diverse populations during the pandemic (September 2020-April 2021). I focus on two sources of emotional support: family members and friends. Respondents who identified as exclusively heterosexual relied more on emotional support from family than respondents who identified as exclusively gay/lesbian, bisexual including pan, omni, and queer, and those reporting another sexual identity or multiple sexual identities. However, respondents who did not identify as heterosexual relied more on emotional support from friends compared to exclusively heterosexual respondents. There were no significant differences among respondents who identity as sexual minorities in regard to family or friend support. This work contributes to understanding of the social climate and resources available to sexual and diverse populations during a major public health crisis.
Wendy Manning, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Monica Longmore, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Kei Nomaguchi, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
54 p.
Sociology
emotional support; sexual identity; COVID-19; family support; friend support; LGBT; sexual minorities

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  • Gustafson, K. E. (2022). Emotional Support Among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Couples During the COVID-19 Pandemic [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1647887490152217

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Gustafson, Kristen. Emotional Support Among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Couples During the COVID-19 Pandemic. 2022. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1647887490152217.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Gustafson, Kristen. "Emotional Support Among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Couples During the COVID-19 Pandemic." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1647887490152217

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