"Just getting along, together": The relationship between narratives of interdependence and psychological well-being among American adults with disabilities during the first 3 years of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This study examined the relationship between the theme of interdependence in the narratives of American adults with disabilities and psychological well-being across the shifting conditions of the first 3 years of the COVID-19 pandemic. In contrast to independence, interdependence has emerged as a focus of research about people with disabilities in both the interdisciplinary field of disability studies and in prior psychological research. In the present study, 108 participants completed questionnaires assessing well-being and responded to three narrative prompts once a year between 2020 and 2022, resulting in a total of 952 narratives.

Contending with disability-based minority stressors: Adapting the minority stress model to people with disabilities.

Purpose/objective: People with disabilities (PWDs) are at elevated risk for depression compared to their nondisabled peers (Okoro et al., 2021). Experiences of ableism and emotion dysregulation are identified risk factors for depression among disabled adults (Almeida et al.

The moderating role of sexual identity centrality in the association between gay community stress and social anxiety among sexual minority men.

Gay community stress has been linked to social anxiety among sexual minority men; however, the moderating role of identity-related processes (e.g., sexual identity centrality) has yet to be examined in this association.

Trajectories of major depression and generalized anxiety symptoms among people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

People with disabilities (PWD) have reported higher major depression (MD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic than others in the general population, with social isolation and disability stigma as key predictors of heightened symptomatology. However, the nature and predictors of PWD's MD and GAD symptom trajectories during the pandemic and after other potentially traumatic events remain largely unknown. The present study aimed to (a) document PWD's MD and GAD symptom trajectories during the pandemic and (b) examine social isolation and disability stigma as predictors of trajectory membership.

Barriers to mental health service use among people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Purpose/objective: The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing health inequities for people with disabilities (PWD), including disparities in mental health needs and service use. The present study investigated prospective predisposing, enabling, and illness-related correlates of mental health service need and use among PWD during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Research Method/design: Data were collected online at two time points: October-December 2020 and October-December 2021.

Narrative identity among people with disabilities in the United States during the Covid-19 pandemic: The interdependent self.

This study examines narrative identity among a large, diverse sample of people with disabilities (PWDs) in the United States during the "second wave" of the Covid-19 pandemic (October-December 2020). The study relied on abductive analyses, combining a purely inductive phase of inquiry followed by two rounds of investigation that filtered inductive insights through three theoretical lenses: social-ecological theory, the theory of narrative identity, and perspectives from the interdisciplinary field of disability studies. The central result was the identification of a particular configuration of self, one that was demonstrably interdependent with both immediate interpersonal contexts and with broader cultural contexts.

Predicting depression and anxiety among adults with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Purpose/objective: Emerging research has highlighted sources of magnified stress and trauma for people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, as compared to others in the general population. However, little research has examined the mental health impact of the pandemic on people with disabilities in relation to disability-related stigma, social isolation, and demographic characteristics. The present study therefore sought to identify predictors of depression and anxiety symptoms among U.