The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the well-being of people worldwide; however, there has been limited research examining ways in which the pandemic has created changes in relationship quality among young sexual minority men. We analyzed data from a sample of 150 young sexual minority men, aged 15–24 years. In total, 25% reported their relationship quality decreased during the pandemic, 47% reported no change, and 28% reported increased relationship quality due to COVID-19. In multinomial models, intimate partner violence, lower commitment, and spending less time with a partner due to COVID-19 were associated with decreased relationship quality during the pandemic compared to those who reported no change or increased relationship quality due to the pandemic. More efforts are needed to understand and address the impact of COVID-19 on the romantic relationships of young sexual minority men.

COVID-19 大流行影响了全世界人民的福祉；然而，关于新冠疫情如何改变年轻性少数男性关系质量的研究还很有限。我们分析了 150 名 15-24 岁年轻性少数男性样本的数据。总体而言，25% 的人表示他们的关系质量在大流行期间有所下降，47% 的人表示没有变化，28% 的人表示由于 COVID-19，他们的关系质量有所提高。在多项模型中，与那些因大流行而报告关系质量没有变化或提高的人相比，亲密伴侣暴力、较低的承诺以及因 COVID-19 导致与伴侣相处的时间减少与大流行期间关系质量下降相关。需要付出更多努力来了解和解决 COVID-19 对年轻性少数男性浪漫​​关系的影响。