2024
Parent Responses to Their Sexual and Gender Minority Children: Implications for Parent-Focused Supportive Interventions
van Dyk I, Clark K, Dougherty L, Pachankis J. Parent Responses to Their Sexual and Gender Minority Children: Implications for Parent-Focused Supportive Interventions. Psychology Of Sexual Orientation And Gender Diversity 2024, 11: 1-16. DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSGM childrenSGM identitiesParental supportSGM youthParent-child relationshipParent-focused interventionsParent subgroupsGender minority youthPoor mental healthParental rejectionParental acceptanceParents' responsesIntervention formatPerson interventionsParental engagementMinority youthMental healthIntervention contentSupportive interventionsMinority childrenMixed-method studySuch interventionsMore sessionsYouthParents
2022
A Study of Parents of Sexual and Gender Minority Children: Linking Parental Reactions With Child Mental Health
Clark K, Dougherty L, Pachankis J. A Study of Parents of Sexual and Gender Minority Children: Linking Parental Reactions With Child Mental Health. Psychology Of Sexual Orientation And Gender Diversity 2022, 9: 300-308. DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecent mental health problemsChild mental healthSGM childrenStudy of parentsMental healthSGM identitiesParental responsesResponse classesAnxiety/worryMinority childrenLatent profile analysisRecent mental healthYouth mental healthMental health problemsSocial difficultiesParental reactionsNegative responseSubstance useChild sociodemographic characteristicsNegative indicatorsParentsBullyingPositive responseOnline surveyChildren
2019
Psychosocial Syndemic Risks Surrounding Physical Health Conditions Among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals
Scheer JR, Pachankis JE. Psychosocial Syndemic Risks Surrounding Physical Health Conditions Among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals. LGBT Health 2019, 6: 377-385. PMID: 31644383, PMCID: PMC6918840, DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2019.0025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical health conditionsPhysical health outcomesGender minority individualsSyndemic riskPhysical healthHealth conditionsMinority individualsIndividual's physical healthPosttraumatic stress disorderHealth outcomesSGM adultsOverall health burdenStress disorderPsychosocial risksSexual assaultDisparate exposuresSGM identitiesSubstance useSyndemic conditionsHealth burdenHigh prevalenceSyndemic frameworkComprehensive interventionHealth disparitiesOnline survey