Men who have sex with men were more depressed than their counterparts because of lower social support and higher loneliness: A comparative survey among Chinese university students

Moderators of loneliness and mental health in men: A systematic review with meta-analysis.

“…Additional sociodemographic details were not consistently reported. Where these data were available, most were married or cohabitating (76%, k = 9; Alpass & Neville, 2003, 2004; Keum et al, 2023; Lutzman et al, 2021; Mansour et al, 2021; Neville et al, 2018; Ogrodniczuk et al, 2023; Philips, 2015; Szuster et al, 2022; Viertiö et al, 2021), educated beyond high school (44%, k = 10; Kealy et al, 2023; Keum et al, 2023; Liu & Ren, 2024; Neville et al, 2018; Philips, 2015; Sharp et al, 2023; Szuster et al, 2022; Tran et al, 2023; Viertiö et al, 2021; Xie et al, 2024), and in paid work (94%; k = 8; Kealy et al, 2023; Liu & Ren, 2024; Neville et al, 2018; Philips, 2015; Seidler et al, 2022; Sharp et al, 2023; Szuster et al, 2022; Viertiö et al, 2021). The majority also identified as White or Caucasian ( k = 5, 73%; Keum et al, 2023; Ogrodniczuk et al, 2023; Philips, 2015; Seidler et al, 2022; Tran et al, 2023) and heterosexual ( k = 5; 83%; Kealy et al, 2023; Keum et al, 2023; Ogrodniczuk et al, 2023; Seidler et al, 2022; Xie et al, 2024), with Liu and Ren (2024) and Tran et al (2023), and targeting sexual minority groups.…”

“…Nonprobability sampling techniques were typically used (i.e., convenience or snowball sampling; k = 13), with four studies recruiting via a website resource for male depression: HeadsUpGuys (https://headsupguys.org/; Brown et al, 2023; Keum et al, 2023; Seidler et al, 2022; combined sample from Ogrodniczuk et al, 2023, and Sharp et al, 2023), albeit at different time points. These same samples included up to 73% of participants who endorsed symptoms consistent with probable mental illness (Seidler et al, 2022; Sharp et al, 2023) compared with 10% of those recruited from the general community (Alpass & Neville, 2003, 2004; Ernst et al, 2021; Philips, 2015; Szuster et al, 2022; Viertiö et al, 2021; Xie et al, 2024; Wagner & Reifegerste, 2024).…”