Queer Mental Health
Longitudinal study on the mental health of LGBTQIA+ people in German-speaking countries
Project overview
Several international meta-analyses consistently indicate that LGBTQIA+ people are among the population groups with the highest risk of mental health problems (particularly anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, substance use disorders and suicidal behaviour). At the same time, there are only a few studies on the mental health of queer people in German-speaking countries. The existing studies, even in an international context, largely only focus on mental stress and use cross-sectional designs.
The Queer Mental Health Study records both the mental stress and well-being of queer people in German-speaking countries over a period of three years. In addition, protective and stressful factors are recorded and linked to mental health both predictively and longitudinally.
Further information
- Duration: 2022 - 2025
- Responsible: Junior Professorship of Specific Fields of Activity in Clinical Psychology
Associated publications
- Schürmann-Vengels, J., Pirke, J., Troche, S. J., Budge, S. L., Flückiger, C., & Willutzki, U. (2025). Dual-continual examination and differential prediction of well-being and distress in LGBTQIA+ populations. Journal of Counselling Psychology, 72(1), 92-102. doi.org/10.1037/cou0000769
- Schürmann-Vengels, J., Troche, S. J., Pirke, J., Budge, S. L., Flückiger, C., & Willutzki, U. (2025). Measurement invariance and mental health disparities in distress and well-being scales between LGBTQ+ and general population samples in German-speaking countries. Measurement and Evaluation in Counselling and Development.doi.org/10.1080/07481756.2025.2550300
Project management
Jun.-Prof. Dr phil.
Jan Schürmann-Vengels
Junior professor
Faculty of Health (School of Psychology and Psychotherapy) | Junior Professorship of Specific Fields of Activity in Clinical Psychology
Orcid ID: 0000-0002-8963-1129
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