Fig. 1

Mediation models on the impact of LGBTQ + on mental health through measures of social connectedness during the lockdown. *Unstandardized beta coefficients are presented for a’ and b’. For the direct effect (c’), the unstandardized coefficients after the mediators were added to the model are presented. The relationship between LGBTQ + identity and depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts was partly mediated through M1 (depression = 0.84, 95%-CI[0.60, 1.09]; anxiety = 0.71, 95%-CI[0.51, 0.92]; suicidal thoughts = 0.29 95%-CI[0.20, 0.39), M2 (depression = 0.20, 95%-CI[0.07, 0.34]; anxiety: = 0.21, 95%-CI[0.07, 0.36]; suicidal thoughts = 0.07, 95%-CI[0.02, 0.13]) and M3(depression = 0.34, 95%-CI[0.22, 0.47]; anxiety =. 16, 95%-CI[0.07, 0.27], suicidal thoughts = 0.11, 95%-CI[0.04, 0.18]). ** p < .01, ***p < .001