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2027

Longitudinal associations between dating app use, sexual racism, and mental health among Black and Latinx gay and bisexual men: The protective roles of general social support and identity-specific community connection.
Shepherd BF, Parra LA, Kipke MD, Layland EK. Longitudinal associations between dating app use, sexual racism, and mental health among Black and Latinx gay and bisexual men: The protective roles of general social support and identity-specific community connection. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology 2027 DOI: 10.1037/cdp0000793.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research

2026

Discrimination and Posttraumatic Symptomatology Among Trauma-exposed Sexual Minority Women and Transgender and Gender-Diverse People.
Zaso M, Scheer J, Cascalheira C, Jackson S, Batchelder A, Sullivan T. Discrimination and Posttraumatic Symptomatology Among Trauma-exposed Sexual Minority Women and Transgender and Gender-Diverse People. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2026, 8862605251414446. PMID: 41693608, DOI: 10.1177/08862605251414446.
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A Pilot CBT-Based Group Mental Health Intervention for Sexual and Gender Minority Asylum Seekers
Fox S, Mellen E, Pachankis J. A Pilot CBT-Based Group Mental Health Intervention for Sexual and Gender Minority Asylum Seekers. Cognitive And Behavioral Practice 2026, 33: 104-118. DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2024.10.002.
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Toward a mechanistic understanding of LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive-behavioral therapy: Testing treatment mediators in a randomized controlled trial with young gay and bisexual men
Burger J, Wang K, Hollinsaid N, Safren S, Pachankis J. Toward a mechanistic understanding of LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive-behavioral therapy: Testing treatment mediators in a randomized controlled trial with young gay and bisexual men. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2026, 198: 104966. PMID: 41638164, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2026.104966.
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Intraminority Body Stigma and Body Dissatisfaction Clarify the Prospective Link Between LGBTQ+ Community Involvement and Thinness-Oriented Disordered Eating in Sexual Minoritized Men.
Barnhart WR, Shepherd BF, Dixit U, Costello K, Convertino AD, Brown T, Braden A, Nagata JM, He J. Intraminority Body Stigma and Body Dissatisfaction Clarify the Prospective Link Between LGBTQ+ Community Involvement and Thinness-Oriented Disordered Eating in Sexual Minoritized Men. Int J Eat Disord 2026 PMID: 41486107, DOI: 10.1002/eat.70018.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research

2025

Yes Stormtrooper, These Are the Droids You Are Looking for: Identifying and Preliminarily Evaluating Bot and Fraud Detection Strategies in Online Psychological Research
Shaw T, Cascalheira C, Helminen E, Brisbin C, Jackson S, Simone M, Sullivan T, Batchelder A, Scheer J. Yes Stormtrooper, These Are the Droids You Are Looking for: Identifying and Preliminarily Evaluating Bot and Fraud Detection Strategies in Online Psychological Research. Psychological Methods 2025, 30: 1294-1310. PMID: 40029298, PMCID: PMC12353484, DOI: 10.1037/met0000724.
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Leveraging community engagement and human-centered design to develop multilevel implementation strategies to enhance adoption of a health equity intervention
Price M, Mulkern P, Condon M, Rakhilin M, Johansen K, Lyon A, Saldana L, Pachankis J, Woodward S, Roeder K, Moran L, Jerskey B. Leveraging community engagement and human-centered design to develop multilevel implementation strategies to enhance adoption of a health equity intervention. Implementation Science Communications 2025, 6: 130. PMID: 41287012, PMCID: PMC12641884, DOI: 10.1186/s43058-025-00809-7.
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Adverse childhood experiences partially mediate sexual minority disparities in depression, anxiety, and suicidality in a population-based study
Smart B, Pachankis J, Bränström R. Adverse childhood experiences partially mediate sexual minority disparities in depression, anxiety, and suicidality in a population-based study. Social Science & Medicine 2025, 389: 118839. PMID: 41313903, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118839.
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Transgender Stigma
Hughto J, Kelly P, Reisner S, Pachankis J. Transgender Stigma. 2025, 1-4. DOI: 10.1002/9781118410868.wbehibs0897.
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Development and Validation of the Transgender/Nonbinary Identity Support From Partners Scale
Murchison G, Paglisotti E, Vives G, Daley M, Pachankis J. Development and Validation of the Transgender/Nonbinary Identity Support From Partners Scale. Psychology Of Sexual Orientation And Gender Diversity 2025 PMID: 41164314, PMCID: PMC12560257, DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000868.
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Sexual minority health disparities across 75 health conditions and diagnoses
Bränström R, Smart B, Pachankis J. Sexual minority health disparities across 75 health conditions and diagnoses. European Journal Of Public Health 2025, 35: ckaf161.289. PMCID: PMC12556560, DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaf161.289.
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Sexual orientation differences in ACEs and internalizing psychopathology: Swedish population study
Smart B, Bränström R, Pachankis J. Sexual orientation differences in ACEs and internalizing psychopathology: Swedish population study. European Journal Of Public Health 2025, 35: ckaf161.790. PMCID: PMC12557148, DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaf161.790.
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Differences in emotion regulation components underlie the sexual orientation disparity in depressive symptoms: a prospective, Population-based study of young adults
Seager van Dyk I, Rutherford C, Pachankis J, Bränström R, Hatzenbuehler M. Differences in emotion regulation components underlie the sexual orientation disparity in depressive symptoms: a prospective, Population-based study of young adults. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2025, 61: 235-248. PMID: 40913203, PMCID: PMC12948866, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-025-02974-5.
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Sexual Orientation and Exposure to Close Others’ Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors
Clark K, Cleare S, Brausch A, Wetherall K, Bränström R, Hatzenbuehler M, Pachankis J, O’Connor R. Sexual Orientation and Exposure to Close Others’ Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e2531182. PMID: 40928780, PMCID: PMC12423855, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.31182.
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Young Black and Latino Sexual Minority Men’s Responses to the Minority Stress Model in the Context of LGBTQ-Affirmative CBT
Jaramillo J, Kalra N, Reyes N, Rodriguez-Seijas C, Rogers B, Morris F, Jackson S, Safren S, Pachankis J, Harkness A. Young Black and Latino Sexual Minority Men’s Responses to the Minority Stress Model in the Context of LGBTQ-Affirmative CBT. Cognitive And Behavioral Practice 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2025.09.001.
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Correction: Prepare Romania: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of an intervention to promote pre-exposure prophylaxis adherence and persistence among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men
Lelutiu-Weinberger C, Filimon M, Zavodszky A, Lixandru M, Hanu L, Fierbinteanu C, Patrascu R, Streinu-Cercel A, Luculescu S, Bora M, Filipescu I, Jianu C, Hightow-Weidman L, Rochelle A, Yi B, Buckner N, Golub S, van Dyk I, Burger J, Li F, Pachankis J. Correction: Prepare Romania: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of an intervention to promote pre-exposure prophylaxis adherence and persistence among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. Trials 2025, 26: 332. PMID: 40890853, PMCID: PMC12403586, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-025-09106-z.
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Development, feasibility, and acceptability of a smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment of minority stress and suicidal ideation among sexual and gender minority youth
Clark K, Phillips K, Park E, Argiros A, Nikolaidis-Konstas A, Sexton J, Cyperski M, Kleiman E, Pachankis J. Development, feasibility, and acceptability of a smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment of minority stress and suicidal ideation among sexual and gender minority youth. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0330204. PMID: 40794631, PMCID: PMC12342249, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0330204.
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Implementing LGBTQ-affirmative CBT: study protocol for an effectiveness-implementation trial at 90 LGBTQ community centers
Pachankis J, Chiaramonte D, Baldwin H, Prachniak C, Levine D, Van S, Hobbs R, Ankrum H, Wilkins L, Harvey T, Harkness A, Jackson S, Matsuno E, Soulliard Z, Last B, Burger J, Delehant M, Zhou X, Hagaman A, Li D, Mustanski B. Implementing LGBTQ-affirmative CBT: study protocol for an effectiveness-implementation trial at 90 LGBTQ community centers. BMC Health Services Research 2025, 25: 962. PMID: 40691571, PMCID: PMC12278521, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-025-13136-3.
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The role of sleep quality and duration in associations between daily minority stress and next-day suicidal ideation in LGBTQ+ youth
Nikolaidis-Konstas A, Mournet A, Pachankis J, Kleiman E, Clark K. The role of sleep quality and duration in associations between daily minority stress and next-day suicidal ideation in LGBTQ+ youth. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2025, 391: 119951. PMID: 40684953, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.119951.
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Mental Health Treatment Preferences of Sexual Minority Youth and Young Adults: Findings From Three Samples
Eisenstadt B, Chiaramonte D, Ankrum H, Bränström R, Watson R, Pachankis J. Mental Health Treatment Preferences of Sexual Minority Youth and Young Adults: Findings From Three Samples. Psychology Of Sexual Orientation And Gender Diversity 2025 PMID: 40881962, PMCID: PMC12381870, DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000850.
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The moderating role of sexual identity centrality in the association between gay community stress and social anxiety among sexual minority men
Soulliard Z, Maiolatesi A, Manning R, Wang K, Pachankis J. The moderating role of sexual identity centrality in the association between gay community stress and social anxiety among sexual minority men. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2025, 388: 119755. PMID: 40550279, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.119755.
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Psychosocial Stressors Explaining the Monosexual–Bisexual Disparity in Mental Health: A Population-Based Study of Sexual-Minority Young Adults
Clark K, Dyar C, Bränström R, Pachankis J. Psychosocial Stressors Explaining the Monosexual–Bisexual Disparity in Mental Health: A Population-Based Study of Sexual-Minority Young Adults. Clinical Psychological Science 2025, 13: 489-505. PMID: 40756951, PMCID: PMC12316041, DOI: 10.1177/21677026241286875.
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Mental health treatment preferences of sexual minority youth and young adults: Findings from three samples
Eisenstadt, B. E., Chiaramonte, D. M., Ankrum, H. E., Bränström, R., Watson, R. J., & Pachankis, J. E. (In press). Mental health treatment preferences of sexual minority youth and young adults: Findings from three samples. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity.
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A Qualitative Exploration of Minority Stress, Mental Health, and Sexual Health Among Arab Immigrant Sexual Minority Men in the United States
Abboud S, Chaudhry A, Pachankis J. A Qualitative Exploration of Minority Stress, Mental Health, and Sexual Health Among Arab Immigrant Sexual Minority Men in the United States. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology 2025, 31: 375-385. PMID: 38300597, PMCID: PMC11748201, DOI: 10.1037/cdp0000645.
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Daily Minority Stressors, Threat Appraisal, and Identity Concealment Among Trauma-Exposed Sexual Minority Women and Transgender and Gender-Diverse People
Scheer J, Jackson S, Cascalheira C, Behari K, Helminen E, Batchelder A, Sullivan T. Daily Minority Stressors, Threat Appraisal, and Identity Concealment Among Trauma-Exposed Sexual Minority Women and Transgender and Gender-Diverse People. Journal Of Counseling Psychology 2025, 72: 211-222. PMID: 39928459, PMCID: PMC11949702, DOI: 10.1037/cou0000782.
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Mental health treatment preferences of sexual minority youth and young adults: Findings from three samples