2024
Stigma and Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Parents of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
Clark K, Argiros A, Dougherty L, Pachankis J. Stigma and Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Parents of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth. Journal Of Family Psychology 2024, 38: 201-211. PMID: 38227468, PMCID: PMC10922310, DOI: 10.1037/fam0001183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSGM youthVicarious stigmaStigma experiencesDepressive symptomsPatient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System short formsSelf-reported anxietyAssessed parents' experiencesSymptoms of anxietyConsequences of stigmaChild mental healthMental health difficultiesCross-sectional studySGM childrenGender minoritiesSGM peopleStigma measuresExperience stigmaYouths' parentsHealth difficultiesMental healthAnxietyInvestigate associationsSGMStigmaEmotional consequences
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 developmentLongitudinal associations between childhood sexual abuse-related PTSD symptoms and passive and active suicidal ideation among sexual minority men
Scheer JR, Clark KA, Talan A, Cabral C, Pachankis JE, Rendina HJ. Longitudinal associations between childhood sexual abuse-related PTSD symptoms and passive and active suicidal ideation among sexual minority men. Child Abuse & Neglect 2021, 122: 105353. PMID: 34638046, PMCID: PMC8612966, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive suicidal ideationSexual minority menSuicidal ideationChildhood sexual abusePTSD symptomsElevated suicide riskOne-yearPTSD symptom severitySymptom severityMultivariable logistic regression analysisMinority menLogistic regression analysisLow social supportPassive suicidal ideationSocial supportProspective cohortElevated riskSuicide attempt historyProspective associationsBivariate analysisSymptomsSuicidal thoughtsSuicide riskLongitudinal associationsBaseline
2020
Parent versus child report of children's sexual orientation: associations with psychiatric morbidity in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study
Clark KA, Mennies RJ, Olino TM, Dougherty LR, Pachankis JE. Parent versus child report of children's sexual orientation: associations with psychiatric morbidity in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study. Annals Of Epidemiology 2020, 45: 1-4. PMID: 32439147, PMCID: PMC7245580, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2020.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild's sexual orientationAdolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) studyCognitive Development StudyParent-child dyadsChild reportsChild psychiatric morbiditySexual orientationAgreement/disagreementYES/Psychiatric morbidityDevelopment studiesParent reportLifetime psychiatric morbidityDyadsEarly vulnerabilityDyad groupLower psychiatric morbidityParentsBaseline assessmentSexual orientation disparitiesOrientation disparitiesChildrenPTSDMorbidity
2019
Untethered lives: barriers to societal integration as predictors of the sexual orientation disparity in suicidality
Bränström R, van der Star A, Pachankis JE. Untethered lives: barriers to societal integration as predictors of the sexual orientation disparity in suicidality. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2019, 55: 89-99. PMID: 31300892, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-019-01742-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildCommunity IntegrationCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHeterosexualityHumansMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioRisk FactorsSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual BehaviorSocial SupportSubstance-Related DisordersSuicidal IdeationSuicide, AttemptedSwedenYoung AdultConceptsSexual orientation disparitiesSocietal integrationSexual minoritiesOrientation disparitiesGay men/lesbiansNational Public Health SurveyLGB individuals' experiencesSexual orientation differencesSexual minority populationsSexual minority individualsSocial institutionsSexual orientationSocietal normsHeterosexual individualsDisproportionate barriersMinority individualsSupportive attitudesIndividual experiencesMinority populationsLegal protectionInnovative waysDeterminants of suicidalityRecent decadesRole of barriersPublic health survey
2016
Importance of substance use and violence in psychosocial syndemics among women with and at-risk for HIV
Batchelder A, Lounsbury DW, Palma A, Carrico A, Pachankis J, Schoenbaum E, Gonzalez JS. Importance of substance use and violence in psychosocial syndemics among women with and at-risk for HIV. AIDS Care 2016, 28: 1316-1320. PMID: 27110841, PMCID: PMC5025025, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2016.1173637.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual risk behaviorsSyndemic conditionsRisk behaviorsPsychosocial syndemicsSubstance useHIV statusChildhood sexual abuseCohort of womenHigh-risk sexHeterosexual contactPsychosocial factorsHIVIntervention studiesPoisson regressionWomenSyndemicBaseline dataMonthsMore typesRiskFinancial hardshipSexual abuseStatus