2024
Guided internet-based LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive-behavioral therapy: A randomized controlled trial among sexual minority men in China
Yi M, Li X, Chiaramonte D, Sun S, Pan S, Soulliard Z, Eisenstadt B, Ljótsson B, Hagaman A, Pachankis J. Guided internet-based LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive-behavioral therapy: A randomized controlled trial among sexual minority men in China. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2024, 181: 104605. PMID: 39029333, PMCID: PMC11371497, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2024.104605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternet-based CBTCognitive-behavioral therapySexual minority menSocial-cognitive mechanismsYoung sexual minority menMinority stressMinority menSession completionBehavioral healthSexual minority individualsModeration analysisAlcohol useMinority individualsMental healthInternalized stigmaFollow-upStigma experiencesRandomized controlled trialsSessionsTreatment efficacySecondary outcomesControlled trialsPrimary outcomeAffirmative supportHealth
2022
LGBQ-Affirmative Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Young Gay and Bisexual Men’s Mental and Sexual Health: A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial
Pachankis JE, Harkness A, Maciejewski KR, Behari K, Clark KA, McConocha E, Winston R, Adeyinka O, Reynolds J, Bränström R, Esserman DA, Hatzenbuehler ML, Safren SA. LGBQ-Affirmative Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Young Gay and Bisexual Men’s Mental and Sexual Health: A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2022, 90: 459-477. PMID: 35482652, PMCID: PMC9446477, DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000724.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV transmission risk behaviorsTransmission risk behaviorsHIV testingCognitive behavioral therapyRisk behaviorsSexual healthTransdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral therapyEffect sizeYoung sexual minority menSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeControl conditionThree-armLarge effect sizesSexual minority menModerate benefitFirst interventionNonsignificant differenceStatistical significanceYoung gayCounselingMonthsGreater reductionTherapyOutcomesIndividual, Interpersonal, and Structural Factors That Influence Intentions to Use Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Sexual Minority Men in Miami
Rogers BG, Harkness A, Satyanarayana S, Pachankis J, Safren SA. Individual, Interpersonal, and Structural Factors That Influence Intentions to Use Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Sexual Minority Men in Miami. Archives Of Sexual Behavior 2022, 52: 741-750. PMID: 35536492, PMCID: PMC10463180, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-021-02263-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-exposure prophylaxisYoung sexual minority menSexual minority menPrEP useHIV epicenterMinority menSafety of PrEPUptake of PrEPDaily oral medicationHealth intervention trialHealthcare system barriersLack of insuranceInterpersonal level themesOral medicationsSerodiscordant partnershipsBaseline visitDevelopment of interventionsPrEP uptakeHIV incidenceIntervention trialsHIV epidemicSystem barriersIndividual-level themesMedical providersSTI counseling
2021
Who Aren’t We Reaching? Young Sexual Minority Men’s Non-participation in an HIV-Prevention and Mental Health Clinical Trial
Harkness A, Rogers BG, Balise R, Mayo D, Weinstein ER, Safren SA, Pachankis JE. Who Aren’t We Reaching? Young Sexual Minority Men’s Non-participation in an HIV-Prevention and Mental Health Clinical Trial. AIDS And Behavior 2021, 25: 2195-2209. PMID: 33483898, PMCID: PMC8169533, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-03148-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnknown HIV statusLatinx sexual minority menYoung sexual minority menHIV statusSexual minority menClinical trialsMental health clinical trialsHealth clinical trialsMental health trialsHIV prevention trialsHIV prevention interventionsSuccessful clinical trialsMinority menNew York CityHealth trialsHIV preventionBaseline assessmentLogistic regressionTrialsWhite sexual minority menYork CityRegression tree analysisHIVStatusMen
2014
The influence of structural stigma and rejection sensitivity on young sexual minority men's daily tobacco and alcohol use
Pachankis JE, Hatzenbuehler ML, Starks TJ. The influence of structural stigma and rejection sensitivity on young sexual minority men's daily tobacco and alcohol use. Social Science & Medicine 2014, 103: 67-75. PMID: 24507912, PMCID: PMC5793849, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRejection sensitivitySexual minority individualsSubstance useAlcohol useStructural stigmaDaily diary approachMinority individualsSexual minority menDaily tobaccoYoung sexual minority menGay-related rejection sensitivityDaily substance useBody of researchSexual minority participantsOnline measuresPsychological predispositionsDiary approachNegative health outcomesImportant health behaviorsMinority menSocial environmentMinority participantsIndividual levelSexual minoritiesSufficient variance
2013
A Longitudinal, Mixed Methods Study of Sexual Position Identity, Behavior, and Fantasies Among Young Sexual Minority Men
Pachankis JE, Buttenwieser IG, Bernstein LB, Bayles DO. A Longitudinal, Mixed Methods Study of Sexual Position Identity, Behavior, and Fantasies Among Young Sexual Minority Men. Archives Of Sexual Behavior 2013, 42: 1241-1253. PMID: 23605572, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-013-0090-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual position identityYoung sexual minority menSexual minority menPosition identityMinority menIdentity changeSexuality changesSignificant moveMixed-methods studySexual behaviorIdentitySociocultural influencesClasses of explanationsContext-dependent useMethods studyPersonal developmentPosition categoriesFantasyMovesHalf of participantsYoung adulthoodExplanationPractical reasonsMenParticipants