2025
Sexual Orientation Moderates the Association Between Health Care Utilization-Related Factors and Mental Health Service Nonutilization Among United States Military Veterans
Chang C, Fischer I, Harper K, Livingston N, Depp C, Norman S, Pietrzak R. Sexual Orientation Moderates the Association Between Health Care Utilization-Related Factors and Mental Health Service Nonutilization Among United States Military Veterans. Psychological Services 2025, 22: 383-394. PMID: 39347751, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeterosexual veteransSexual minority veteransHealth careMinority veteransMilitary veteransPsychiatric needsMental health treatment utilizationNational Health and ResilienceSource of health careSexual minoritiesVA health careUnited States military veteransU.S. military veteransMental health problemsNationally Representative SampleSexual orientationNon-VADifficulties ScheduleVeterans StudyTreatment utilizationInfluence utilizationRepresentative sampleHealth problemsVeteransMental treatmentSocial Determinants of Health, Cardiovascular Health, and Mortality in Sexual Minority Individuals in the United States
Satti D, Chan J, Mszar R, Mehta A, Kwapong Y, Chan R, Agboola O, Spatz E, Spitz J, Nasir K, Javed Z, Bonomo J, Sharma G. Social Determinants of Health, Cardiovascular Health, and Mortality in Sexual Minority Individuals in the United States. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2025, 85: 515-525. PMID: 39909683, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.11.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial determinants of healthDeterminants of healthCVH scoreCardiovascular healthSocial determinantsSocial determinants of health domainsNational Health Interview SurveySM individualsGreater social deprivationDeath certificate informationHealth Interview SurveyHigher risk of cardiovascular mortalityNational Death IndexCardiovascular mortalityHigher scoresAssociated with higher risk of cardiovascular mortalityRisk of cardiovascular mortalityCardiovascular mortality riskSexual minoritiesHigher cardiovascular mortality riskAssociated with higher riskHealth disparitiesUnited StatesDeath IndexInterview SurveySexual Minority Individuals’ Explanations for the Sexual Orientation Disparity in Depression: Relevance to Their Well-Being and Optimism
Pachankis J, Maiolatesi A, Sullivan T, Ankrum H, Lebowitz M. Sexual Minority Individuals’ Explanations for the Sexual Orientation Disparity in Depression: Relevance to Their Well-Being and Optimism. Psychology Of Sexual Orientation And Gender Diversity 2025 DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual minority individualsMinority individualsSexual orientation disparitiesExternal attributionsStyle theoryMinority stress theoryMental health disparitiesOrientation disparitiesSelf-reported current depressionInterpersonal maltreatmentFuture depressionEndorser attributesCurrent depressionMental health impactsInternal attributionsPositive expectationsDepressionInduce pessimismMental healthSexual minoritiesCategories of explanationsWell-beingHealth disparities researchIndividualized explanationsStress theory
2024
Stressors and symptoms explaining sexual orientation inequalities in mental health services usage: A longitudinal study with young adults
Pachankis J, Bränström R, Roxo L. Stressors and symptoms explaining sexual orientation inequalities in mental health services usage: A longitudinal study with young adults. European Journal Of Public Health 2024, 34: ckae144.401. PMCID: PMC11516426, DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckae144.401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual minority individualsMinority-specific stressorsMinority individualsMental health symptomsMental health service useMental health servicesHealth service useSexual orientationHealth symptomsHealth servicesService useSexual orientation inequalitiesSexual orientation differencesNegative family reactionsMental health service usagePopulation-based sample of young adultsSexual minoritiesHealth service usageMinority stressPopulation-based sampleHelp-seeking behaviorSample of young adultsYoung adultsFamily reactionsLogistic regression modelsA Pilot Trial of an LGBTQ-Affirmative Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Transgender and Gender Expansive Individuals’ Mental, Behavioral, and Sexual Health
Lelutiu-Weinberger C, Filimon M, Chiaramonte D, Leonard S, Dogaru B, Pana E, Pruneanu C, Pachankis J. A Pilot Trial of an LGBTQ-Affirmative Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Transgender and Gender Expansive Individuals’ Mental, Behavioral, and Sexual Health. Behavior Therapy 2024, 56: 723-737. PMID: 40541374, PMCID: PMC12181672, DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2024.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive-behavioral therapyMinority stressAnxiety symptomsPreliminary efficacyTGE individualsCisgender sexual minorityTherapeutic allianceTrained psychologistsEvidence-based interventionsBaseline to follow-upTreatment relevanceRisk mechanismsImprove psychosocial healthGender-expansive individualsTGE youthSexual minoritiesAnxietyNorth American contextDepressionRandomized Controlled TrialsContext of RomaniaPsychosocial healthHealth outcomesFollow-upExit interviewsBrain Health Outcomes in Sexual and Gender Minority Groups
Huo S, Rivier C, Clocchiatti-Tuozzo S, Renedo D, Sunmonu N, de Havenon A, Sarpong D, Rosendale N, Sheth K, Falcone G. Brain Health Outcomes in Sexual and Gender Minority Groups. Neurology 2024, 103: e209863. PMID: 39321407, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000209863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain health outcomesSexual minoritiesGender minoritiesSGM groupHealth outcomesSGM personsLate-life depressionGender identitySexual orientationHigher odds of dementiaUS population-based studyElectronic health record dataOdds of dementiaHealth record dataGender minority groupsPopulation-based studyOdds of strokeCross-sectional studyMultivariate logistic regressionHealth disparitiesBaseline questionnaireNon-SGMSubgroups of genderTransgender womenUS adultsSmoking cessation among sexual minority women: Differences in cigarette quit ratios across age, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation
Hinds J, Russell S, Weinberger A. Smoking cessation among sexual minority women: Differences in cigarette quit ratios across age, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Preventive Medicine 2024, 188: 108035. PMID: 38852889, PMCID: PMC12180381, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.108035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual orientationSM womenSexual minoritiesCigarette quit ratiosSexual minority womenTobacco-related disparitiesLifetime smokingPrevalence of cigarette useGay/lesbian womenBisexual womenBaseline survey dataProbability of quitting smokingMinority womenHousehold incomeLikelihood of quittingSurvey dataTobacco communicationYounger cohortsNational sampleOlder cohortTobacco preventionAge cohortsCessation effortsSmoking cessationQuitting cigarettesPerceived Risk of Trying Lysergic Acid Diethylamide in the United States from 2015 to 2019: Are Americans Assessing Lysergic Acid Diethylamide's Risk Profile More Favorably?
Barnett B, Anand A, Dewey E, Smith D, Nayak S, Bruckman D, Weleff J. Perceived Risk of Trying Lysergic Acid Diethylamide in the United States from 2015 to 2019: Are Americans Assessing Lysergic Acid Diethylamide's Risk Profile More Favorably? Psychedelic Medicine 2024, 2: 74-86. PMID: 40051580, PMCID: PMC11613523, DOI: 10.1089/psymed.2023.0027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Survey on Drug Use and HealthDrug Use and HealthLysergic acid diethylamideUnited StatesSurvey yearSexual minoritiesYear suicide attemptMale genderRespondents' ageScholarly workAcid diethylamideMultivariate modelRisk profileGenderPerceived RiskHigher education levelProportion of respondentsEducation levelStatistically significant associationGeneral publicPsychological distressThreats to social safety and neuro-inflammatory mechanisms underlying sexual orientation disparities in depression symptom severity: A prospective cohort study of young adults
Bränström R, Hatzenbuehler M, Lattanner M, Hollinsaid N, McDade T, Pachankis J. Threats to social safety and neuro-inflammatory mechanisms underlying sexual orientation disparities in depression symptom severity: A prospective cohort study of young adults. Brain Behavior And Immunity 2024, 119: 211-219. PMID: 38548185, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2024.03.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDepressive symptom severitySexual minoritiesChronically elevated inflammationInterpersonal eventsRisk of depressionDepressive symptomsSocial safetySymptom severityElevated inflammationSocial Signal Transduction Theory of DepressionSexual minority individualsElevated risk of depressionSexual orientation disparitiesHeterosexual young adultsChronic inflammationTheory of depressionCohort study of young adultsPopulation-based evidencePre-registered analysesStudy of young adultsSevere depressive symptomsYoung adultsNationally Representative SampleProspective cohort studySexual orientationFamily as a Pathway to Suicidal Behaviors Through Depression Symptoms and Internalized Homophobia
Boyd D, Sterrett-Hong E, Scott E, Allen J, Smith B, Quinn C. Family as a Pathway to Suicidal Behaviors Through Depression Symptoms and Internalized Homophobia. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2024, 12: 1228-1239. PMID: 38443741, PMCID: PMC11913968, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-024-01956-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternalized homophobiaPhenomenological variant of ecological systems theoryFamily supportSexually diverse communitiesDepressive symptomsMinority stress theoryHuman service professionalsLevels of family supportYoung Black menYoung Black MSMEffect of family supportEcological systems theorySexual minoritiesPotential buffering effectImpact mental healthRate of suicide increaseAssociated with lower levelsService professionalsBlack MSMFamily dynamicsBlack peoplePhenomenological variantBlack menSuicidal behaviorSuicide attemptsPromoting Resilience to Improve Disordered Eating (PRIDE): A case series of an eating disorder treatment for sexual minority individuals
Brown T, Klimek‐Johnson P, Siegel J, Convertino A, Douglas V, Pachankis J, Blashill A. Promoting Resilience to Improve Disordered Eating (PRIDE): A case series of an eating disorder treatment for sexual minority individuals. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2024, 57: 648-660. PMID: 38279188, DOI: 10.1002/eat.24150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchED symptomsEating DisordersSM individualsED treatmentEnhanced cognitive behaviour therapyED diagnosisCognitive behavioral therapyStress reactionsActive control conditionEating disorder treatmentSexual orientation concealmentSexual minoritiesSexual minority individualsCase seriesFollow-upCBT-EBehavioral therapyBody dissatisfactionDisorder treatmentDisordered EatingPreliminary efficacy resultsWeekly sessionsAssociated with improvementsMixed-methods studyClinical impairment
2023
Incorporating Macro-Social Contexts into Emotion Research: Longitudinal Associations Between Structural Stigma and Emotion Processes Among Gay and Bisexual Men
Hollinsaid N, Pachankis J, Mair P, Hatzenbuehler M. Incorporating Macro-Social Contexts into Emotion Research: Longitudinal Associations Between Structural Stigma and Emotion Processes Among Gay and Bisexual Men. Emotion 2023, 23: 1796-1801. PMID: 36595384, PMCID: PMC10314958, DOI: 10.1037/emo0001198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotion regulationMacro-social contextBisexual menEmotion regulation researchMacro-social environmentEmotion processesEmotional clarityEmotion researchIndividual differencesRegulation researchLevel of stigmaInterpersonal levelLongitudinal associationsImmediate situationSocial inequalitiesSexual minoritiesStructural stigmaLongitudinal studyMore suppressionLongitudinal increaseU.S. countiesStigmaContextResearchGaySelf-Schemas and Information Processing Biases as Mechanisms Underlying Sexual Orientation Disparities in Depressive Symptoms: Results From a Longitudinal, Population-Based Study
Bränström R, Pachankis J, Jin J, Klein D, Hatzenbuehler M. Self-Schemas and Information Processing Biases as Mechanisms Underlying Sexual Orientation Disparities in Depressive Symptoms: Results From a Longitudinal, Population-Based Study. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2023, 132: 681-693. PMID: 37326561, PMCID: PMC10524885, DOI: 10.1037/abn0000823.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInformation processing biasesProcessing biasesNegative wordsSelf-schemaDepressive symptomsCognitive risk factorsSelf-report measuresSexual minoritiesSexual minority individualsSexual orientation disparitiesOrientation disparitiesPotential intervention targetsCognitive mechanismsBehavioral tasksCross-sectional designIntervention targetsMinority individualsProspective associationsWordsYoung adultsHeterosexual individualsReaction timeWave 2BiasesNonprobability sampleThe Role of Shame in the Sexual-Orientation Disparity in Mental Health: A Prospective Population-Based Study of Multimodal Emotional Reactions to Stigma
Pachankis J, Hatzenbuehler M, Klein D, Bränström R. The Role of Shame in the Sexual-Orientation Disparity in Mental Health: A Prospective Population-Based Study of Multimodal Emotional Reactions to Stigma. Clinical Psychological Science 2023, 12: 486-504. PMID: 38938414, PMCID: PMC11210704, DOI: 10.1177/21677026231177714.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStigma theoryMental healthRole of shameIndirect effectsSexual minoritiesSexual orientation disparitiesMental health sequelaeSocial anxietyAdverse mental healthEmotional reactionsMental health disparitiesRelated constructsInterpersonal stigmaInternalized stigmaShameSuicidal thoughtsYoung adultsProspective populationHeterosexual young adultsRepresentative cohortTreatment targetsLater experienceStigmaEmotionsAnxietyPreferences for facial sexual dimorphism is related to frequency of pornography consumption among heterosexual‐identifying men and homosexual‐identifying men: A mediating role of sociosexuality
Chen L, Yang H, Jiang X, Hong Y, Potenza M. Preferences for facial sexual dimorphism is related to frequency of pornography consumption among heterosexual‐identifying men and homosexual‐identifying men: A mediating role of sociosexuality. Asian Journal Of Social Psychology 2023, 26: 385-399. DOI: 10.1111/ajsp.12566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPornography consumptionSame-sex partnersSexual script theorySexual cultureSexual minoritiesPornographic materialSocial learningExplicit materialScript theoryPeople's preferencesSociosexual orientationRelationship orientationSEM consumptionSociosexualityMasculinityFacial dimorphismMenPreferencesMinorityHypervigilance: An Understudied Mediator of the Longitudinal Relationship Between Stigma and Internalizing Psychopathology Among Sexual-Minority Young Adults
Hollinsaid N, Pachankis J, Bränström R, Hatzenbuehler M. Hypervigilance: An Understudied Mediator of the Longitudinal Relationship Between Stigma and Internalizing Psychopathology Among Sexual-Minority Young Adults. Clinical Psychological Science 2023, 11: 954-973. DOI: 10.1177/21677026231159050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRejection sensitivitySexual minority young adultsInternalizing psychopathologySexual minority mental healthYoung adultsSexual minoritiesSymptoms 2 yearsTransdiagnostic mechanismsPsychological mechanismsPsychological interventionsStigma-related experiencesDistinct constructsHypervigilanceLongitudinal relationshipRuminationMental healthProspective associationsPsychopathologyConstructsStigmaAdultsDiscriminationInterventionImplicationsMinorityWhy Do Brief Online Writing Interventions Improve Health? Examining Mediators of Expressive Writing and Self-Affirmation Intervention Efficacy Among Sexual Minority Emerging Adults
Chaudoir S, Behari K, Williams S, Pachankis J. Why Do Brief Online Writing Interventions Improve Health? Examining Mediators of Expressive Writing and Self-Affirmation Intervention Efficacy Among Sexual Minority Emerging Adults. Psychology Of Sexual Orientation And Gender Diversity 2023, 10: 103-116. DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth risk behaviorsExpressive writingMental healthSexual minoritiesOnline expressive writingMental health problemsMental health benefitsPsychological interventionsEmerging AdultsWriting interventionBrief interventionNeutral controlIntervention efficacyPresent researchSalubrious effectsNovel evidenceInterventionAdultsRecent trialsHealth problemsBehaviorPutative mechanismsHealth benefitsHealthWriting
2022
Sexual Minority Status and Psychotic Experiences Among Young Adult College Students in the United States
Oh H, Jacob L, Smith L, Leaune E, Zhou S, Shin J, Koyanagi A. Sexual Minority Status and Psychotic Experiences Among Young Adult College Students in the United States. Journal Of Homosexuality 2022, 71: 916-933. PMID: 36318731, DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2022.2132582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual minority statusPsychotic experiencesMinority statusYoung adult college studentsAdult college studentsHealthy Minds StudyMental health factorsMinds StudyCollege studentsSexual minoritiesSexual orientationFood insecurityMarijuana usePsychosocial factorsMultivariate logistic regressionTargeted outreachHealth factorsUnited StatesClinical awarenessLogistic regressionSexual orientation-related patterns of 12-month course and severity of suicidality in a longitudinal, population-based cohort of young adults in Sweden
Clark KA, Hatzenbuehler ML, Bränström R, Pachankis JE. Sexual orientation-related patterns of 12-month course and severity of suicidality in a longitudinal, population-based cohort of young adults in Sweden. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2022, 57: 1931-1934. PMID: 35829726, PMCID: PMC9378663, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-022-02326-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe buckle of the Bible Belt: Sexual minority emerging adults’ minority stress in South Central Appalachia
Mann A, Williams S, Job S, Pachankis J, Chaudoir S. The buckle of the Bible Belt: Sexual minority emerging adults’ minority stress in South Central Appalachia. Journal Of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health 2022, 27: 439-457. PMID: 38156197, PMCID: PMC10752621, DOI: 10.1080/19359705.2022.2064953.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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