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 associationsPsychopathologyConstructsStigmaAdultsDiscriminationInterventionImplicationsMinorityWhy Do Brief Online Writing Interventions Improve Health? Examining Mediators of Expressive Writing and Self-Affirmation Intervention Efficacy Among Sexual Minority Emerging Adults
Chaudoir S, Behari K, Williams S, Pachankis J. Why Do Brief Online Writing Interventions Improve Health? Examining Mediators of Expressive Writing and Self-Affirmation Intervention Efficacy Among Sexual Minority Emerging Adults. Psychology Of Sexual Orientation And Gender Diversity 2023, 10: 103-116. DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth risk behaviorsExpressive writingMental healthSexual minoritiesOnline expressive writingMental health problemsMental health benefitsPsychological interventionsEmerging AdultsWriting interventionBrief interventionNeutral controlIntervention efficacyPresent researchSalubrious effectsNovel evidenceInterventionAdultsRecent trialsHealth problemsBehaviorPutative mechanismsHealth benefitsHealthWriting
2022
Bridging the Gap Between Practice Guidelines and the Therapy Room: Community-Derived Practice Adaptations for Psychological Services With Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults in the Central United States
Hope D, Holt N, Woodruff N, Mocarski R, Meyer H, Puckett J, Eyer J, Craig S, Feldman J, Irwin J, Pachankis J, Rawson K, Sevelius J, Butler S. Bridging the Gap Between Practice Guidelines and the Therapy Room: Community-Derived Practice Adaptations for Psychological Services With Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults in the Central United States. Professional Psychology Research And Practice 2022, 53: 351-361. PMID: 37994310, PMCID: PMC10665020, DOI: 10.1037/pro0000448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGender diverse adultsDiverse adultsUsual treatment approachMental health cliniciansBehavioral health concernsBehavioral health carePractice adaptationsPractice guidelinesHealth cliniciansTreatment approachesClinician's officeCliniciansOffice settingSubstance abuseHealth concernBest interventionHealth carePresenting problemPsychological interventionsTGD communitiesUnderserved areasTGD peopleOfficial guidelinesCareLittle specialized training
2021
Social Anxiety Among Sexual Minority Individuals: A Systematic Review
Mahon C, Lombard-Vance R, Kiernan G, Pachankis J, Gallagher P. Social Anxiety Among Sexual Minority Individuals: A Systematic Review. Psychology And Sexuality 2021, 13: 818-862. DOI: 10.1080/19419899.2021.1936140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial anxiety symptomsSexual minority individualsSocial anxietyAnxiety symptomsMinority individualsPsychological interventionsHigher social anxiety symptomsSocial anxiety levelsSexual minority populationsMinority stress processesMental health symptomsGeneral social processesPsychological concernsHealth symptomsStress processAnxiety levelsAnxietyBisexual individualsLesbian individualsSexual minority menSocial processesSexual minority subgroupsQualitative findingsMinority subgroupsEmpirical literature