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
Risk and Protective Factors for Social Anxiety Among Sexual Minority Individuals
Mahon CP, Pachankis JE, Kiernan G, Gallagher P. Risk and Protective Factors for Social Anxiety Among Sexual Minority Individuals. Archives Of Sexual Behavior 2021, 50: 1015-1032. PMID: 33398699, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-020-01845-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial anxietySexual minority individualsLGBTQ community connectednessMinority stress processesExperiences of discriminationRejection sensitivitySexual minority womenMinority individualsConcealment behaviorStress processPsychological mediation frameworkStructural equation modeling analysisCommunity connectednessProximal minority stressMinority stress theoryTerms of implicationsSources of resilienceCisgender sexual minority womenSense of coherenceSexual minority communitiesHypothesized modelMediation frameworkMinority stressAnxietyInternalized homonegativity
2020
Sexual orientation concealment and mental health: A conceptual and meta-analytic review.
Pachankis JE, Mahon CP, Jackson SD, Fetzner BK, Bränström R. Sexual orientation concealment and mental health: A conceptual and meta-analytic review. Psychological Bulletin 2020, 146: 831-871. PMID: 32700941, PMCID: PMC8011357, DOI: 10.1037/bul0000271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Transdiagnostic Minority Stress Intervention for Gender Diverse Sexual Minority Women’s Depression, Anxiety, and Unhealthy Alcohol Use: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Pachankis JE, McConocha EM, Clark KA, Wang K, Behari K, Fetzner BK, Brisbin CD, Scheer JR, Lehavot K. A Transdiagnostic Minority Stress Intervention for Gender Diverse Sexual Minority Women’s Depression, Anxiety, and Unhealthy Alcohol Use: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2020, 88: 613-630. PMID: 32437174, PMCID: PMC7597069, DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive-behavioral treatmentSexual minority womenTransdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral treatmentMinority womenAlcohol useBehavioral healthUnhealthy alcohol useEvidence-based treatmentsDepression/anxietyUniversal risk factorEvidence-based supportHeavy alcohol useBehavioral health problemsControlled TrialsAlcohol use problemsRisk factorsYoung Adult Sexual Minority WomenSexual minority menHealth problemsAdult sexual minority womenWomen's depressionTreatment developmentWomenExpert providersUse problemsParent 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
Reduction in Mental Health Treatment Utilization Among Transgender Individuals After Gender-Affirming Surgeries: A Total Population Study
Bränström R, Pachankis JE. Reduction in Mental Health Treatment Utilization Among Transgender Individuals After Gender-Affirming Surgeries: A Total Population Study. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2019, 177: 727-734. PMID: 31581798, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19010080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGender-affirming hormonesHealth care visitsGender-affirming surgeryMental health treatmentCare visitsTotal population studyHealth treatmentAnxiolytic prescriptionsSurgical treatmentSuicide attemptsMental health treatment utilizationSwedish Total Population RegisterPrescribed Drug RegisterNational Patient RegisterPrevalence of moodTotal Population RegisterPopulation studiesGender incongruenceTransgender individualsEntire Swedish populationDrug RegisterPatient RegisterSurgical interventionTreatment utilizationOutcome measures
2018
Young Adult Gay and Bisexual Men’s Stigma Experiences and Mental Health: An 8-Year Longitudinal Study
Pachankis JE, Sullivan TJ, Feinstein BA, Newcomb ME. Young Adult Gay and Bisexual Men’s Stigma Experiences and Mental Health: An 8-Year Longitudinal Study. Developmental Psychology 2018, 54: 1381-1393. PMID: 29620387, DOI: 10.1037/dev0000518.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Extending the Minority Stress Model to Incorporate HIV-Positive Gay and Bisexual Men's Experiences: a Longitudinal Examination of Mental Health and Sexual Risk Behavior
Rendina HJ, Gamarel KE, Pachankis JE, Ventuneac A, Grov C, Parsons JT. Extending the Minority Stress Model to Incorporate HIV-Positive Gay and Bisexual Men's Experiences: a Longitudinal Examination of Mental Health and Sexual Risk Behavior. Annals Of Behavioral Medicine 2016, 51: 147-158. PMID: 27502073, PMCID: PMC5299076, DOI: 10.1007/s12160-016-9822-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive GBMMental healthAnal sexSerodiscordant condomless anal sexInternalized stigmaRole of HIVCondomless anal sexHIV-positive gayDepression/anxietySexual risk behaviorsSexual behavior outcomesDevelopment of interventionsDiverse convenience sampleRisk behaviorsHealth disparitiesMinority stress modelHIVBehavioral interventionsBisexual menConvenience sampleEmotion dysregulationSexual behaviorBisexual men's experiencesBehavior outcomesInterventionThe Moderating Role of Internalized Homonegativity on the Efficacy of LGB-Affirmative Psychotherapy: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial With Young Adult Gay and Bisexual Men
Millar BM, Wang K, Pachankis JE. The Moderating Role of Internalized Homonegativity on the Efficacy of LGB-Affirmative Psychotherapy: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial With Young Adult Gay and Bisexual Men. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2016, 84: 565-570. PMID: 27100124, PMCID: PMC4919208, DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000113.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Age Cohort Differences in the Effects of Gay-Related Stigma, Anxiety and Identification with the Gay Community on Sexual Risk and Substance Use
Lelutiu-Weinberger C, Pachankis JE, Golub SA, Garrett-Walker JJ, Bamonte AJ, Parsons JT. Age Cohort Differences in the Effects of Gay-Related Stigma, Anxiety and Identification with the Gay Community on Sexual Risk and Substance Use. AIDS And Behavior 2011, 17: 340-349. PMID: 22038078, PMCID: PMC3549001, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-0070-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAnxietyCross-Sectional StudiesHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleNew York CityPoisson DistributionRegression AnalysisRisk-TakingSelf ConceptSexual PartnersSocial IdentificationSocial StigmaSocial SupportSocioeconomic FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersYoung AdultConceptsSexual riskHIV riskSubstance useBisexual menSex risk outcomesStrong independent predictorHIV risk behaviorsRisk outcomesGay/bisexual menRecipient ageEffect of ageHIV infectionIndependent predictorsAge cohort differencesRisk behaviorsPsychosocial predictorsAgeGay communityRiskDifferent cohortsYounger participantsCohort differencesOutcomesMenStudy of substances