2023
Hypervigilance: An Understudied Mediator of the Longitudinal Relationship Between Stigma and Internalizing Psychopathology Among Sexual-Minority Young Adults
Hollinsaid N, Pachankis J, Bränström R, Hatzenbuehler M. Hypervigilance: An Understudied Mediator of the Longitudinal Relationship Between Stigma and Internalizing Psychopathology Among Sexual-Minority Young Adults. Clinical Psychological Science 2023, 11: 954-973. DOI: 10.1177/21677026231159050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRejection sensitivitySexual minority young adultsInternalizing psychopathologySexual minority mental healthYoung adultsSexual minoritiesSymptoms 2 yearsTransdiagnostic mechanismsPsychological mechanismsPsychological interventionsStigma-related experiencesDistinct constructsHypervigilanceLongitudinal relationshipRuminationMental healthProspective associationsPsychopathologyConstructsStigmaAdultsDiscriminationInterventionImplicationsMinority
2022
Sexual orientation-related patterns of 12-month course and severity of suicidality in a longitudinal, population-based cohort of young adults in Sweden
Clark KA, Hatzenbuehler ML, Bränström R, Pachankis JE. Sexual orientation-related patterns of 12-month course and severity of suicidality in a longitudinal, population-based cohort of young adults in Sweden. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2022, 57: 1931-1934. PMID: 35829726, PMCID: PMC9378663, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-022-02326-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe buckle of the Bible Belt: Sexual minority emerging adults’ minority stress in South Central Appalachia
Mann A, Williams S, Job S, Pachankis J, Chaudoir S. The buckle of the Bible Belt: Sexual minority emerging adults’ minority stress in South Central Appalachia. Journal Of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health 2022, 27: 439-457. PMID: 38156197, PMCID: PMC10752621, DOI: 10.1080/19359705.2022.2064953.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
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 supportLifecourse-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 patternsSurvey
2019
Sexual orientation openness and depression symptoms: A population-based study
van der Star A, Pachankis J, Bränström R. Sexual orientation openness and depression symptoms: A population-based study. European Journal Of Public Health 2019, 29: ckz185.139. DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz185.139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPopulation-based studyEuropean Health Interview SurveySocial supportFollow-back studyHealth Interview SurveyPopulation-based sampleHigh riskLower riskDepression symptomsMental healthHigher depressionNegative mental healthInterview SurveyPotential mediatorsDepressionAssociationDirect associationSexual minoritiesRiskRepresentative surveyLow levelsHeterosexual individualsIndividualsNonheterosexual identityMinority
2017
Anti-LGBT and Anti-immigrant Structural Stigma
Pachankis JE, Hatzenbuehler ML, Berg RC, Fernández-Dávila P, Mirandola M, Marcus U, Weatherburn P, Schmidt AJ. Anti-LGBT and Anti-immigrant Structural Stigma. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2017, 76: 356-366. PMID: 28787329, PMCID: PMC5659919, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCultural CharacteristicsDirective CounselingEmigrants and ImmigrantsEuropeHIV InfectionsHumansInternal-External ControlInternetMaleMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CarePrevalenceRisk FactorsRisk-TakingSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual BehaviorSocial EnvironmentSocial StigmaSocial SupportYoung AdultConceptsStructural stigmaSexual minoritiesHIV preventionIntersectional populationHIV prevention outcomesHome countryNational attitudesHIV prevention knowledgeUnequal treatmentMigrantsImmigrantsNational lawEuropean countriesHIV riskEuropean MSM Internet SurveyCountriesStigmaPrecautionary behaviorLinguistic statusGlobal HIV epidemicStructural determinantsMinorityService coverageDiverse sampleInternet survey
2016
The Geography of Sexual Orientation: Structural Stigma and Sexual Attraction, Behavior, and Identity Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Across 38 European Countries
Pachankis JE, Hatzenbuehler ML, Mirandola M, Weatherburn P, Berg RC, Marcus U, Schmidt AJ. The Geography of Sexual Orientation: Structural Stigma and Sexual Attraction, Behavior, and Identity Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Across 38 European Countries. Archives Of Sexual Behavior 2016, 46: 1491-1502. PMID: 27620320, PMCID: PMC5346459, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-016-0819-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCountry-level structural stigmaStructural stigmaSexual minoritiesSexual attractionSexual orientationHeterosexual attractionSexual orientation identificationEuropean countriesBehavior of menMSM’s sexual behaviorSexual identityLocal contextKey correlatesMeasures of attitudesNational lawSexualitySexual behaviorEuropean MSM Internet SurveyMulti-component assessmentContext-dependent natureHeterosexual behaviorMinorityCountriesIdentityStigma