2024
Parent Responses to Their Sexual and Gender Minority Children: Implications for Parent-Focused Supportive Interventions
van Dyk I, Clark K, Dougherty L, Pachankis J. Parent Responses to Their Sexual and Gender Minority Children: Implications for Parent-Focused Supportive Interventions. Psychology Of Sexual Orientation And Gender Diversity 2024, 11: 1-16. DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSGM childrenSGM identitiesParental supportSGM youthParent-child relationshipParent-focused interventionsParent subgroupsGender minority youthPoor mental healthParental rejectionParental acceptanceParents' responsesIntervention formatPerson interventionsParental engagementMinority youthMental healthIntervention contentSupportive interventionsMinority childrenMixed-method studySuch interventionsMore sessionsYouthParentsGlobal LGBTQ Mental Health
Bränström R, Hughes T, Pachankis J. Global LGBTQ Mental Health. 2024, 45-78. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-36204-0_3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLGBTQ individualsStigma-related stressPoor mental healthLGBTQ peopleLGBTQ populationsGender identityMental healthMinority stress theoryRisk of poor mental healthLow social trustLack of stable housingMental health disparitiesGlobal SouthGlobal NorthHeterosexual individualsStable housingElevated risk of poor mental healthMinority stressSexual orientationSocietal integrationDiscriminatory lawsMental health problemsSocial trustElevated riskSocietal attitudes
2021
Lifecourse-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
On the Quantitative Study of Multiple Marginalization: Paradox and Potential Solution
Rodriguez-Seijas C, Burton C, Adeyinka O, Pachankis J. On the Quantitative Study of Multiple Marginalization: Paradox and Potential Solution. Stigma And Health 2019, 4: 495-502. DOI: 10.1037/sah0000166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health outcomesHealth outcomesPoor mental health outcomesPoor mental healthMental healthHealth of peopleAverage participantSimultaneous associationHealthStatusOutcomesObjective indexCurrent studyStigmaAssociationStigmatized statusQuantitative studyFuture quantitative approachesParticipantsComprehensive arrayStudyStigmatization
2018
Does Getting Stigma Under the Skin Make It Thinner? Emotion Regulation as a Stress-Contingent Mediator of Stigma and Mental Health
Burton CL, Wang K, Pachankis JE. Does Getting Stigma Under the Skin Make It Thinner? Emotion Regulation as a Stress-Contingent Mediator of Stigma and Mental Health. Clinical Psychological Science 2018, 6: 590-600. PMID: 30221083, PMCID: PMC6133258, DOI: 10.1177/2167702618755321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPoor mental healthMental healthEmotion regulation deficitsAdverse mental health outcomesLife stressRegulation deficitsMental health outcomesCultural stigmaAlcohol use problemsEmotion regulationMore life stressDepressive symptomsSelf-reported stigmaHealth outcomesStigma expertsIndividual susceptibilityGeneral life stressUse problemsHealthDeficitsStigmaOutcomesStudy 1Study 2Association