@article{01HPKM4K5VJCYZMX5TJ9WQXR74,
  abstract     = {{Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments worldwide issued lockdown and social-distancing measures, which triggers psychological distress and may increase the occurrence of domestic violence (DV). We examined the role of the LGBT+ status in the relationship between risk factors of DV and its occurrence during the pandemic. Methods: In this cross-sectional study (n = 5,148), an online self-report questionnaire was administered to a non-probabilistic sample of participants living in Belgium, Germany, and Portugal between March and June 2020. Participants were sampled through national media, social media, and snowballing procedures. Results: LGBT+ persons reported significantly higher levels of perceived stress, more acute stress symptoms, and more illegal drug use during the first weeks of the lockdown compared to non-LGBT+ persons. DV in LGBT+ persons was not more prevalent than in the non-LGBT under COVID-19 lockdown measures. No significant evidence was found indicating that identifying as LGBT+ itself increases the risk of DV exposure. Conclusion: LGBT+ persons were more at risk of DV compared to non-LGBT+ persons prior to but not during COVID-19 lockdown measures. The increased risk for DV can be linked to socio-demographic characteristics, levels of stress, and illegal drug use which are more prevalent in LGBT+ persons than in non-LGBT+ persons.}},
  author       = {{De Schrijver, Lotte and Fomenko, Elizaveta and Schuster, Isabell and Tomaszewska, Paulina and Dias, Sonia and Keygnaert, Ines}},
  issn         = {{2673-8627}},
  journal      = {{EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY OPEN}},
  keywords     = {{General Psychology,sexual and gender based violence,public health,COVID-19 pandemic,LGBT,domestic violence}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{157--169}},
  publisher    = {{Hogrefe Publishing Group}},
  title        = {{Psychological distress and domestic violence under COVID-19 lockdown in LGBT+ persons in Belgium, Germany, and Portugal}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.1024/2673-8627/a000049}},
  volume       = {{82}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}

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