2021
A Contextual Approach to the Psychological Study of Identity Concealment: Examining Direct, Interactive, and Indirect Effects of Structural Stigma on Concealment Motivation Across Proximal and Distal Geographic Levels
Lattanner MR, Ford J, Bo N, Tu W, Pachankis JE, Dodge B, Hatzenbuehler ML. A Contextual Approach to the Psychological Study of Identity Concealment: Examining Direct, Interactive, and Indirect Effects of Structural Stigma on Concealment Motivation Across Proximal and Distal Geographic Levels. Psychological Science 2021, 32: 1684-1696. PMID: 34543132, PMCID: PMC8907493, DOI: 10.1177/09567976211018624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructural stigmaConcealment motivationGeographic levelsIdentity concealmentGay menSexual orientationStigmatizing environmentsBisexual menContextual approachSocial environmentStigmaImmediate situationPsychological theoriesSurvey itemsMotivationPsychological studiesSubjective perceptionUltimate sourceMenStructural formsPerceptionConcealmentMost studiesIndirect effectsDecisions
2016
New to New York: Ecological and Psychological Predictors of Health Among Recently Arrived Young Adult Gay and Bisexual Urban Migrants
Pachankis JE, Eldahan AI, Golub SA. New to New York: Ecological and Psychological Predictors of Health Among Recently Arrived Young Adult Gay and Bisexual Urban Migrants. Annals Of Behavioral Medicine 2016, 50: 692-703. PMID: 27094938, DOI: 10.1007/s12160-016-9794-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung gayBisexual menStructural stigmaNew York CityUrban ecologyNew urban experienceHigh-risk migrationYoung Adult GayMigrant experienceYoung migrantsYork CityMigration motivationsDomestic migrationUrban migrantsUS migrationUrban enclavesHomophobic environmentSocial freedomUrban experienceGayVulnerable segmentsAdult gayInterpersonal discriminationMigrantsIndividual-level interventions