2022
A Pilot Test of a Treatment to Address Intersectional Stigma, Mental Health, and HIV Risk Among Gay and Bisexual Men of Color
Jackson SD, Wagner KR, Yepes M, Harvey TD, Higginbottom J, Pachankis JE. A Pilot Test of a Treatment to Address Intersectional Stigma, Mental Health, and HIV Risk Among Gay and Bisexual Men of Color. Psychotherapy 2022, 59: 96-112. PMID: 35025569, PMCID: PMC9345305, DOI: 10.1037/pst0000417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStigma copingMental healthMinority stressHIV riskCognitive-behavioral treatmentStigma-related stressorsSexual healthCondom use efficacyCo-occurring health risksSexual minority stressHuman immunodeficiency virusHealth risksGroup therapy treatmentIntersectional stigmaMental health risksSexual health risksGroup treatmentOpen pilotYoung blacksPosttreatment assessmentPartial supportImmunodeficiency virusSexual compulsivityAlcohol useTreatment length
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
2016
Feasibility of an Emotion Regulation Intervention to Improve Mental Health and Reduce HIV Transmission Risk Behaviors for HIV-Positive Gay and Bisexual Men with Sexual Compulsivity
Parsons JT, Rendina HJ, Moody RL, Gurung S, Starks TJ, Pachankis JE. Feasibility of an Emotion Regulation Intervention to Improve Mental Health and Reduce HIV Transmission Risk Behaviors for HIV-Positive Gay and Bisexual Men with Sexual Compulsivity. AIDS And Behavior 2016, 21: 1540-1549. PMID: 27573858, PMCID: PMC5332525, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-016-1533-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive GBMSession attendanceHIV transmission risk behaviorsBisexual menTransmission risk behaviorsHIV-positive gaySexual compulsivityUnified ProtocolBaseline interviewHIV riskDrug useRisk behaviorsMental healthIntervention sessionsEmotion regulation interventionTransdiagnostic TreatmentEmotional disordersInterventionPsychological outcomesHigh rateTreatmentRegulation interventionsGBMMenSessions
2015
A Minority Stress—Emotion Regulation Model of Sexual Compulsivity Among Highly Sexually Active Gay and Bisexual Men
Pachankis JE, Rendina HJ, Restar A, Ventuneac A, Grov C, Parsons JT. A Minority Stress—Emotion Regulation Model of Sexual Compulsivity Among Highly Sexually Active Gay and Bisexual Men. Health Psychology 2015, 34: 829-840. PMID: 25528179, PMCID: PMC4476950, DOI: 10.1037/hea0000180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBisexual menSexual healthProximal minority stressorsSignificant public health concernMen's sexual healthPublic health concernPotential treatment targetSexual compulsivityMental health problemsHIV infectionStress mediatorsTreatment targetsDistal minority stressorsHealth problemsSexual partnersHealth concernMental healthMinority stressorsEmotion dysregulationMenMinority stress processesDysregulationEmotion regulation modelActive gayUniversal mediator
2014
The Role of Maladaptive Cognitions in Hypersexuality Among Highly Sexually Active Gay and Bisexual Men
Pachankis JE, Rendina HJ, Ventuneac A, Grov C, Parsons JT. The Role of Maladaptive Cognitions in Hypersexuality Among Highly Sexually Active Gay and Bisexual Men. Archives Of Sexual Behavior 2014, 43: 669-683. PMID: 24558123, PMCID: PMC4011938, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-014-0261-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaladaptive cognitionsStructural equation modeling resultsCognitive appraisalProblematic hypersexualityAdaptive appraisalsCognitive modelEmotional dysregulationUnique varianceCognitive approachSexual costsCore constructsSexual behaviorCognitionActive gaySexual compulsivitySeparate samplesSexual inhibitionFactor analysisSexual needsHypersexualityPilot sampleTreatment of hypersexualityQualitative interviewsBisexual menTreatment approaches