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
2021
Early Timing and Determinants of the Sexual Orientation Disparity in Internalizing Psychopathology: A Prospective Cohort Study from Ages 3 to 15
Pachankis JE, Clark KA, Klein DN, Dougherty LR. Early Timing and Determinants of the Sexual Orientation Disparity in Internalizing Psychopathology: A Prospective Cohort Study from Ages 3 to 15. Journal Of Youth And Adolescence 2021, 51: 458-470. PMID: 34731394, PMCID: PMC9307058, DOI: 10.1007/s10964-021-01532-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProspective cohort studySexual orientation disparitiesCohort studyAnxiety symptomsDepression symptomsOrientation disparitiesHigher depression symptomsEarly determinantsSymptomsSupportive interventionsAppropriate interventionsOptimal timingAge 15Poor parental relationshipsAge 12Mother-child relationshipAge 3Social stressDepressionInterventionAgeInternalizing psychopathologyDisparitiesPeer victimizationEarly development