Factors Associated With Marital Satisfaction of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People During the COVID-19 Pandemic

IF 1.3 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL Counselling & Psychotherapy Research Pub Date : 2025-03-20 DOI:10.1002/capr.70010

Patrícia Oliveira Lima, Aline Nogueira de Lira, Ananda Reis Tavares, Normanda Araujo de Morais

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Abstract

Introduction

This study investigated the factors associated with the marital satisfaction of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

Study participants were 268 people (M = 31.63 years of age; SD = 8.33), who self-reported as lesbian (n = 112; 41.8%), gay (n = 85; 31.7%) or bisexual (n = 71; 26.5%). Of these, 124 (46.3%) reported being cisgender men, and 144 (53.7%) were cisgender women. Participants completed the following online instruments: a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Internalised Homophobia Scale, the COVID-19 Family Environment Scale (CHES) the Distress Scale, and the Golombok Rust Inventory of Marital State.

Results

Results demonstrated that experiencing pre-pandemic contextual and individual vulnerabilities (internalised homophobia, psychological distress, being male, gay, or non-white), coupled with pandemic-related external stressors (working from home) and (un)adaptive processes during the pandemic (conflict and cohesion), negatively impacted the marital satisfaction of LGB individuals.

Conclusions and Policy Implications

This study provides a broader view of how LGB individuals experienced marital relationships during the pandemic, highlighting aspects that may either exacerbate or mitigate the potential adverse effects of the pandemic crisis on relationships.

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COVID-19 大流行期间女同性恋、男同性恋和双性恋者婚姻满意度的相关因素

本研究旨在调查2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行期间女同性恋、男同性恋和双性恋（LGB）个体婚姻满意度的相关因素。方法研究对象为268人(M = 31.63岁；SD = 8.33)，自述为女同性恋者(n = 112；41.8%)，同性恋(n = 85；31.7%)或双性恋(n = 71；26.5%)。其中124人（46.3%）为顺性男性，144人（53.7%）为顺性女性。参与者完成了以下在线工具：社会人口调查问卷、内化同性恋恐惧症量表、COVID-19家庭环境量表（CHES）、痛苦量表和Golombok Rust婚姻状态量表。结果表明，经历大流行前的环境和个人脆弱性（内化的同性恋恐惧症、心理困扰、身为男性、同性恋或非白人），再加上大流行期间与大流行相关的外部压力（在家工作）和（非）适应性过程（冲突和凝聚力），对LGB个体的婚姻满意度产生了负面影响。这项研究提供了一个更广泛的视角，了解LGB个人在大流行期间如何经历婚姻关系，突出了可能加剧或减轻大流行危机对婚姻关系的潜在不利影响的方面。

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Counselling & Psychotherapy Research PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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期刊介绍： Counselling and Psychotherapy Research is an innovative international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to linking research with practice. Pluralist in orientation, the journal recognises the value of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods strategies of inquiry and aims to promote high-quality, ethical research that informs and develops counselling and psychotherapy practice. CPR is a journal of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, promoting reflexive research strongly linked to practice. The journal has its own website: www.cprjournal.com. The aim of this site is to further develop links between counselling and psychotherapy research and practice by offering accessible information about both the specific contents of each issue of CPR, as well as wider developments in counselling and psychotherapy research. The aims are to ensure that research remains relevant to practice, and for practice to continue to inform research development.