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Table 2 Group differences in mental health and social connectedness

From: The impact of social connectedness on mental health in LGBTQ + identifying individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany

 

Non-LGBTQ+-identifying participants

N = 1826

LGBTQ+-identifying participants

N = 543

  

PHQ-9

6.76 (5.66)

8.96 (6.28)

p < .001

 

PHQ-9 cut-off > 10

25.6%

39.6%

p < .001

 

GAD-7

6.16 (5.04)

7.96 (5.58)

p < .001

 

GAD-7 cut-off > 10

22.1%

33.1%

p < .001

 

OSS-3

10.00 (2.19)

9.21 (2.19)

p < .001

 

Loneliness

4.58 (2.88)

5.63 (2.91)

p < .001

 

Perceived social isolation during lockdown

3.41 (1.40)

3.62 (1.43)

p = .067

 

Suicidal thoughts

11.1%

28.2%

p < .001

 

Face-to-face contact

59.1%

54.1%

p < .05

  
  1. *Data are mean (SD) or %. PHQ-9 assessed depressive symptoms, GAD-7 assessed general anxiety and OSS-3 assessed social support. Chi-square tests were used to compare distributions between groups. Analyses of covariance with LGBTQ+ (LGBTQ + identifying individuals vs. non-LGBTQ + identifying individuals) as between-subjects factors on the continuous measures of depression, anxiety, and social connectedness were conducted controlling for age, single household, and face-to-face contact
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BMC Psychology

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