2017
Perceived provider stigma as a predictor of mental health service users' internalized stigma and disempowerment
Wang K, Link BG, Corrigan PW, Davidson L, Flanagan E. Perceived provider stigma as a predictor of mental health service users' internalized stigma and disempowerment. Psychiatry Research 2017, 259: 526-531. PMID: 29156425, PMCID: PMC5742055, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2017.11.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative affective reactionsInternalized stigmaAffective reactionsMental health service providersSocial distanceMental health treatment settingsAwareness of stigmaMental health service usersMental health professionalsStructural equation modelingFuture stigma reduction interventionsMental health settingsHealth service usersPsychosocial constructsService usersStigma reduction interventionsEquation modelingLife domainsHealth service providersProvider stigmaLittle researchTreatment settingsHealth settingsReduction interventionsStigmaDepression and Substance Use: Towards the Development of an Emotion Regulation Model of Stigma Coping
Wang K, Burton CL, Pachankis JE. Depression and Substance Use: Towards the Development of an Emotion Regulation Model of Stigma Coping. Substance Use & Misuse 2017, 53: 859-866. PMID: 29125383, PMCID: PMC5884706, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2017.1391011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepression-related stigmaEmotion dysregulationStigma copingSubstance useEmotion regulation modelSelf-report measuresSample of individualsRole of stigmaSubstance use problemsPrevention intervention effortsPsychological distressRemitted depressionIntervention effortsInitial supportUse problemsRegulation modelCopingLittle researchCurrent studyDepressionStigmaDrug useGreater tendencyDysregulationDistressThe role of distress intolerance in the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and problematic alcohol use among Latin American MSM
Wang K, Hughto J, Biello KB, O’Cleirigh C, Mayer KH, Rosenberger JG, Novak DS, Mimiaga MJ. The role of distress intolerance in the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and problematic alcohol use among Latin American MSM. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2017, 175: 151-156. PMID: 28432938, PMCID: PMC5487024, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProblematic alcohol useChildhood sexual abuseChildhood sexual abuse historyDistress intoleranceSexual abuse historySexual abuseAlcohol useAbuse historyAlcohol use preventionPsychological mechanismsMediation analysisIntervention effortsInitial evidenceMultinational sampleSubstance useLittle researchUse preventionAbuseCurrent studyOnline surveyParticipantsSexual networking websiteMSM healthAmerican MSMHigh levels
2015
Gay-Related Rejection Sensitivity as a Risk Factor for Condomless Sex
Wang K, Pachankis JE. Gay-Related Rejection Sensitivity as a Risk Factor for Condomless Sex. AIDS And Behavior 2015, 20: 763-767. PMID: 26459334, PMCID: PMC4799731, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-015-1224-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCondomless sexCondom useCondomless anal sex actsGay-related rejection sensitivityNumerous adverse health outcomesEffective HIV prevention effortsAnal sex actsAdverse health outcomesHIV prevention effortsTimeline Followback interviewRisk factorsRisk populationsCasual partnersHealth outcomesBisexual menPrevention effortsSex actsSexual behaviorPresent studySexSensitivity