2025
The moderating role of sexual identity centrality in the association between gay community stress and social anxiety among sexual minority men
Soulliard Z, Maiolatesi A, Manning R, Wang K, Pachankis J. The moderating role of sexual identity centrality in the association between gay community stress and social anxiety among sexual minority men. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2025, 388: 119755. PMID: 40550279, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.119755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual identity centralitySexual minority menSocial anxietyIdentity centralityMinority menCommunity stressAssociated with social anxiety symptomsModerating RoleMeasures of social anxietySocial anxiety disorder diagnosisCognitive behavioral therapy interventionSocial anxiety symptomsAnxiety disorder diagnosisSexual orientation-based discriminationBehavioral therapy interventionGeneral life stressIdentity-related processesAnxiety symptomsLife stressDisorder diagnosisAnxiety assessmentAnxietySocial distressBaseline assessmentTherapy interventions
2020
Risk 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
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 2Association
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