“Losing one’s own Identity”. LGTBQA+ Adolescence versus COVID-19 Pandemic, and the Alarm State Measures in Spain

  • R. Lucas Platero Méndez Dpto. Psicología Social, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, equipo de investigación AFIN y Fractalidades de la Investigación Crítica
  • Miguel Ángel López Sáez Profesor visitante, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4568-973X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/soci.69358
Keywords: LGTBQA, COVID19, adolescence, Spain, Psychosocial Factors

Abstract

La pandemia de COVID-19 y las medidas adoptadas por el gobierno en España han tenido un impacto negativo en la infancia y juventud. Pro ha sido particularmente pernicioso para la infancia y juventud que tienen sexualidades e identidades de género no normativas, que de entrada sabemos ya viven unas condiciones de vida que están atravesadas por un mayor estrés y ansiedad que el resto debido a la falta de apoyos, tienen un mayor riesgo de suicidio y de consumo de sustancias. Una vulnerabilidad que es más pronunciada en quienes son jóvenes trans o personas no binarias. En reciente estudio que elaboramos sobre los impactos psicosociales de la pandemia del COVID-19 en personas LGTBQA+ en España, con datos recogidos entre el 9 de marzo y el 9 de mayo de 2020, se obtuvieron 94 cuestionarios de menores de 18 años. El análisis preliminar sobre estos datos arroja información relevantes sobre el efecto específico de la pandemia en la adolescencia con sexualidades e identidades de género no normativas. Se están enfrentado a grandes riesgos para su salud psicosocial, debido a la convergencia de una serie de factores que se describen en el artículo.

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Miguel Ángel López Sáez, Profesor visitante, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Researcher and lecturer in the Department of Social Psychology at the Rey Juan Carlos University. Miguel has been dedicating his professional career to the areas of social intervention: childhood, youth, prevention of gender violence and attention to affective-sexual diversity. He has worked in various third sector entities and in public administration, occupying positions in direct intervention, management and coordination of projects. In recent years, Miguel has coordinated projects such as the "Congress of Feminist New Researchers: Noviembre Feminista", the activities of the Madrid City Council's "Trans* childhood" during the World Pridee, and the "Reflection on Maculinities" group at the Complutense University of Madrid. He is also a member and advisor of the Commission Against Gender-based Harassment of the Complutense University and a child and adolescent psychologist at a point of the Regional Observatory on Gender Violence.U

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Published
2020-06-30
How to Cite
Platero Méndez R. L. y López Sáez M. Á. (2020). “Losing one’s own Identity”. LGTBQA+ Adolescence versus COVID-19 Pandemic, and the Alarm State Measures in Spain. Sociedad e Infancias, 4, 195-198. https://doi.org/10.5209/soci.69358
Issue
Vol. 4 (2020): Childhoods in the focus of research and children's experiences of the pandemic
Section
Otras colaboraciones: vivencias infantiles de la pandemia".

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