2022
Emotion Regulation in Context: Expressive Flexibility as a Stigma Coping Resource for Sexual Minority Men
Wang K, Maiolatesi AJ, Burton CL, Scheer JR, Pachankis JE. Emotion Regulation in Context: Expressive Flexibility as a Stigma Coping Resource for Sexual Minority Men. Psychology Of Sexual Orientation And Gender Diversity 2022, 9: 214-221. PMID: 35757788, PMCID: PMC9231373, DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual orientation-related discriminationExpressive flexibilityPsychological distressSexual minority menMental healthSelf-report measuresSignificant mental health problemsStigma-related stressMental health problemsEmotion regulationStigma copingMinority menCoping interventionsCoping resourcesMen's mental healthPotential bufferU.S. sampleDistressPresent researchLongitudinal analysisDiscriminationCopingHealth problemsHigh levelsPerception
2021
Mental health, potential minority stressors and resilience: evidence from a cross-sectional survey of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men within the Celtic nations
McGarty A, McDaid L, Flowers P, Riddell J, Pachankis J, Frankis J. Mental health, potential minority stressors and resilience: evidence from a cross-sectional survey of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men within the Celtic nations. BMC Public Health 2021, 21: 2024. PMID: 34742262, PMCID: PMC8572060, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-12030-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLogistic regression analysisCross-sectional surveyProtective effectMental healthSevere depressionSevere anxietyHealth problemsBinary logistic regression analysisOdds of anxietyCross-sectional studyOnline cross-sectional surveyRegression analysisMental health problemsFinancial worriesMen's mental healthResultsThe prevalenceSense of coherenceSelf-report online surveyGreater riskGBMSMDepressionMinority stressorsRole of resilienceOddsMenLifecourse-varying structural stigma, minority stress reactions and mental health among sexual minority male migrants
van der Star A, Bränström R, Pachankis JE. Lifecourse-varying structural stigma, minority stress reactions and mental health among sexual minority male migrants. European Journal Of Public Health 2021, 31: 803-808. PMID: 34008014, PMCID: PMC8527997, DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckab032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructural stigmaSexual minority menMigration experienceMale migrantsSexual minoritiesLife courseMen's mental healthMinority menStructural contextMental healthSexual minority mental healthCountriesStigmaContextPoor mental healthMinority mental healthSwedenHomophobiaMigrantsExperiencePotential implicationsHealthMinoritySurveyImplications
2020
Lifecourse-varying exposure to structural stigma, minority stress reactions, and mental health among sexual minority male migrants
van der Star A, Bränström R, Pachankis J. Lifecourse-varying exposure to structural stigma, minority stress reactions, and mental health among sexual minority male migrants. European Journal Of Public Health 2020, 30: ckaa165.282. DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructural stigmaSexual minority menMigration experienceMale migrantsSexual minoritiesLife courseMen's mental healthMinority menStructural contextMental healthSexual minority mental healthCountriesStigmaContextPoor mental healthMinority mental healthSwedenHomophobiaMigrantsExperienceHealthMinorityImportant implicationsBehavioral patternsSurveySex, status, competition, and exclusion: Intraminority stress from within the gay community and gay and bisexual men’s mental health.
Pachankis JE, Clark KA, Burton CL, Hughto JMW, Bränström R, Keene DE. Sex, status, competition, and exclusion: Intraminority stress from within the gay community and gay and bisexual men’s mental health. Journal Of Personality And Social Psychology 2020, 119: 713-740. PMID: 31928026, PMCID: PMC7354883, DOI: 10.1037/pspp0000282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBisexual men's mental healthMen's mental healthStatus concernsGay communityBisexual menCommunity stressMinority stress theorySociological accountsQualitative interviewingCommunity exclusionSexual orientationGayCommunity focusSexual relationshipsMen's feelingsMinority stressorsMental healthSocial statusCommunity statusCompetitive pressureExclusionCommunityMultistage studyPartial supportStress theory