2020
Sex, status, competition, and exclusion: Intraminority stress from within the gay community and gay and bisexual men’s mental health.
Pachankis JE, Clark KA, Burton CL, Hughto JMW, Bränström R, Keene DE. Sex, status, competition, and exclusion: Intraminority stress from within the gay community and gay and bisexual men’s mental health. Journal Of Personality And Social Psychology 2020, 119: 713-740. PMID: 31928026, PMCID: PMC7354883, DOI: 10.1037/pspp0000282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBisexualityCompetitive BehaviorHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleMenMental HealthPsychological DistanceSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual BehaviorSocial IsolationConceptsBisexual men's mental healthMen's mental healthStatus concernsGay communityBisexual menCommunity stressMinority stress theorySociological accountsQualitative interviewingCommunity exclusionSexual orientationGayCommunity focusSexual relationshipsMen's feelingsMinority stressorsMental healthSocial statusCommunity statusCompetitive pressureExclusionCommunityMultistage studyPartial supportStress theoryRisk From Within: Intraminority Gay Community Stress and Sexual Risk-Taking Among Sexual Minority Men
Burton CL, Clark KA, Pachankis JE. Risk From Within: Intraminority Gay Community Stress and Sexual Risk-Taking Among Sexual Minority Men. Annals Of Behavioral Medicine 2020, 54: 703-712. PMID: 32206770, PMCID: PMC7459184, DOI: 10.1093/abm/kaaa014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV risk behaviorsHuman immunodeficiency virusSexual minority menCondom useRisk behaviorsMinority menSelf-reported exposureMen's risk behaviorsHIV infectionImmunodeficiency virusClear predictorsGeneral life stressCommunity stressLife stressRecent evidenceMenNational surveyLarge national surveyInfectionRiskSocial stressGay communityOverlooked predictorPredictorsParticipants
2014
The influence of structural stigma and rejection sensitivity on young sexual minority men's daily tobacco and alcohol use
Pachankis JE, Hatzenbuehler ML, Starks TJ. The influence of structural stigma and rejection sensitivity on young sexual minority men's daily tobacco and alcohol use. Social Science & Medicine 2014, 103: 67-75. PMID: 24507912, PMCID: PMC5793849, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRejection sensitivitySexual minority individualsSubstance useAlcohol useStructural stigmaDaily diary approachMinority individualsSexual minority menDaily tobaccoYoung sexual minority menGay-related rejection sensitivityDaily substance useBody of researchSexual minority participantsOnline measuresPsychological predispositionsDiary approachNegative health outcomesImportant health behaviorsMinority menSocial environmentMinority participantsIndividual levelSexual minoritiesSufficient variance