2024
Real-time exposure to negative news media and suicidal ideation intensity among LGBTQ young adults in a high-stigma US state
Clark K, Kellerman J, Argiros A, Phillips K, Park E, Cyperski M, Pachankis J, Kleiman E. Real-time exposure to negative news media and suicidal ideation intensity among LGBTQ young adults in a high-stigma US state. European Journal Of Public Health 2024, 34: ckae144.733. PMCID: PMC11517138, DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckae144.733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuicidal ideation intensityExpectations of rejectionPassive suicidal ideationSuicidal ideationAssociated with suicide ideation intensityNegative news mediaActive suicidal ideationWithin-person effectsNews coverageMedia organizationsSelf-harm ideationNews mediaYoung adultsSignificant indirect effectMental health professionalsMultilevel path analysisLGBTQ visibilityMedia reportsIdeationProximal riskAnti-LGBTQReal-time exposurePath analysisClinical interventionsIndirect effects
2023
The Role of Shame in the Sexual-Orientation Disparity in Mental Health: A Prospective Population-Based Study of Multimodal Emotional Reactions to Stigma
Pachankis J, Hatzenbuehler M, Klein D, Bränström R. The Role of Shame in the Sexual-Orientation Disparity in Mental Health: A Prospective Population-Based Study of Multimodal Emotional Reactions to Stigma. Clinical Psychological Science 2023, 12: 486-504. PMID: 38938414, PMCID: PMC11210704, DOI: 10.1177/21677026231177714.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStigma theoryMental healthRole of shameIndirect effectsSexual minoritiesSexual orientation disparitiesMental health sequelaeSocial anxietyAdverse mental healthEmotional reactionsMental health disparitiesRelated constructsInterpersonal stigmaInternalized stigmaShameSuicidal thoughtsYoung adultsProspective populationHeterosexual young adultsRepresentative cohortTreatment targetsLater experienceStigmaEmotionsAnxiety
2021
A Contextual Approach to the Psychological Study of Identity Concealment: Examining Direct, Interactive, and Indirect Effects of Structural Stigma on Concealment Motivation Across Proximal and Distal Geographic Levels
Lattanner MR, Ford J, Bo N, Tu W, Pachankis JE, Dodge B, Hatzenbuehler ML. A Contextual Approach to the Psychological Study of Identity Concealment: Examining Direct, Interactive, and Indirect Effects of Structural Stigma on Concealment Motivation Across Proximal and Distal Geographic Levels. Psychological Science 2021, 32: 1684-1696. PMID: 34543132, PMCID: PMC8907493, DOI: 10.1177/09567976211018624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructural stigmaConcealment motivationGeographic levelsIdentity concealmentGay menSexual orientationStigmatizing environmentsBisexual menContextual approachSocial environmentStigmaImmediate situationPsychological theoriesSurvey itemsMotivationPsychological studiesSubjective perceptionUltimate sourceMenStructural formsPerceptionConcealmentMost studiesIndirect effectsDecisions