Cultural Context Matters: Testing the Minority Stress Model Among Chinese Sexual Minority Men
Sun S, Hoyt WT, Tarantino N, Pachankis JE, Whiteley L, Operario D, Brown LK. Cultural Context Matters: Testing the Minority Stress Model Among Chinese Sexual Minority Men. Journal Of Counseling Psychology 2021, 68: 526-537. PMID: 33030914, PMCID: PMC8026770, DOI: 10.1037/cou0000535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual minority menSexual minoritiesMinority menMinority stress theorySexual identity concernsMinority stress modelNorm conformityChinese cultureCultural contextCultural considerationsAlternative model testingDistal minority stressorsMinority stressorsChinese contextIdentity concernsGlobal contextMental health disparitiesProximal minority stressorsLow family supportAcceptance concernsEast Asian countriesWestern samplesContextMinorityFamily supportA Pilot Cultural Adaptation of LGB-Affirmative CBT for Young Chinese Sexual Minority Men’s Mental and Sexual Health
Pan S, Sun S, Li X, Chen J, Xiong Y, He Y, Pachankis JE. A Pilot Cultural Adaptation of LGB-Affirmative CBT for Young Chinese Sexual Minority Men’s Mental and Sexual Health. Psychotherapy 2021, 58: 12-24. PMID: 32538644, PMCID: PMC7736310, DOI: 10.1037/pst0000318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinority stressEvidence-based interventionsSexual healthChinese YMSMCognitive behavioral therapySexual minority stressHIV epidemic controlHIV risk behaviorsPre-post comparisonPsychological healthSexual health outcomesOpen pilotEffective skillsHIV infectionMental healthHIV epidemicRisk groupsChinese contextHealth outcomesYMSMHealth systemFamily needsEffective manExpert integrationCultural context