2021
Structural Stigma and Sexual Minority Men’s Depression and Suicidality: A Multilevel Examination of Mechanisms and Mobility Across 48 Countries
Pachankis JE, Hatzenbuehler ML, Bränström R, Schmidt AJ, Berg RC, Jonas K, Pitoňák M, Baros S, Weatherburn P. Structural Stigma and Sexual Minority Men’s Depression and Suicidality: A Multilevel Examination of Mechanisms and Mobility Across 48 Countries. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2021, 130: 713-726. PMID: 34780228, DOI: 10.1037/abn0000693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental healthAdverse mental health outcomesSocial isolationMen's Internet SurveyMental health outcomesStructural stigmaCountry of birthRisk factorsLower oddsLower riskSexual minority menHealth outcomesPsychosocial mediatorsGreater riskSuicidalityMen's depressionDepressionEuropean menSociocultural determinantsHealthMinority menStigmaSmall indirect effectMenMediators
2018
Does Getting Stigma Under the Skin Make It Thinner? Emotion Regulation as a Stress-Contingent Mediator of Stigma and Mental Health
Burton CL, Wang K, Pachankis JE. Does Getting Stigma Under the Skin Make It Thinner? Emotion Regulation as a Stress-Contingent Mediator of Stigma and Mental Health. Clinical Psychological Science 2018, 6: 590-600. PMID: 30221083, PMCID: PMC6133258, DOI: 10.1177/2167702618755321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPoor mental healthMental healthEmotion regulation deficitsAdverse mental health outcomesLife stressRegulation deficitsMental health outcomesCultural stigmaAlcohol use problemsEmotion regulationMore life stressDepressive symptomsSelf-reported stigmaHealth outcomesStigma expertsIndividual susceptibilityGeneral life stressUse problemsHealthDeficitsStigmaOutcomesStudy 1Study 2AssociationSocietal-Level Explanations for Reductions in Sexual Orientation Mental Health Disparities: Results From a Ten-Year, Population-Based Study in Sweden
Hatzenbuehler M, Bränström R, Pachankis J. Societal-Level Explanations for Reductions in Sexual Orientation Mental Health Disparities: Results From a Ten-Year, Population-Based Study in Sweden. Stigma And Health 2018, 3: 16-26. DOI: 10.1037/sah0000066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth disparitiesMental health disparitiesPsychological distressSexual orientation disparitiesNationwide population-based cross-sectional surveyPopulation-based cross-sectional surveyAdverse mental health outcomesStructural stigmaCross-sectional surveyMental health outcomesSexual orientationOrientation disparitiesGay men/lesbians