2021
Mental health, potential minority stressors and resilience: evidence from a cross-sectional survey of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men within the Celtic nations
McGarty A, McDaid L, Flowers P, Riddell J, Pachankis J, Frankis J. Mental health, potential minority stressors and resilience: evidence from a cross-sectional survey of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men within the Celtic nations. BMC Public Health 2021, 21: 2024. PMID: 34742262, PMCID: PMC8572060, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-12030-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLogistic regression analysisCross-sectional surveyProtective effectMental healthSevere depressionSevere anxietyHealth problemsBinary logistic regression analysisOdds of anxietyCross-sectional studyOnline cross-sectional surveyRegression analysisMental health problemsFinancial worriesMen's mental healthResultsThe prevalenceSense of coherenceSelf-report online surveyGreater riskGBMSMDepressionMinority stressorsRole of resilienceOddsMen
2018
The Role of Self-Conscious Emotions in the Sexual Health of Gay and Bisexual Men: Psychometric Properties and Theoretical Validation of the Sexual Shame and Pride Scale
Rendina HJ, López-Matos J, Wang K, Pachankis JE, Parsons JT. The Role of Self-Conscious Emotions in the Sexual Health of Gay and Bisexual Men: Psychometric Properties and Theoretical Validation of the Sexual Shame and Pride Scale. The Journal Of Sex Research 2018, 56: 620-631. PMID: 29634377, PMCID: PMC6179944, DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2018.1453042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual healthBisexual menMental health difficultiesSexual behavior outcomesActive GBMTest-retest reliabilityEtiological factorsPredictive validitySexual compulsivityHealth difficultiesPsychometric evaluationRegression analysisBehavior outcomesConvergent validityPreliminary evidenceInternal consistencyPsychometric propertiesGBMMenReliable measureHealth