2024
Real-Time Exposure to Negative News Media and Suicidal Ideation Intensity Among LGBTQ+ Young Adults
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. JAMA Pediatrics 2024, 178: 1155-1163. PMID: 39283650, PMCID: PMC11406454, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.3133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEcological momentary assessmentLongitudinal cohort studySelf-harm ideationLGBTQ+ young adultsExpectations of rejectionCohort studyMultilevel mediation modelYoung adultsPrimary outcomeBehavioral health clinicSuicidal ideationStatistically significant associationWithin-person associationsHealth clinicsCategorical exposureLinear mixed modelsMain OutcomesMediation modelExposure to negative newsParticipant ageSocial media advertisementsMild depressionMultilevel modeling approachMomentary assessmentPassive SIStressors and symptoms explaining sexual orientation inequalities in mental health services usage: A longitudinal study with young adults
Pachankis J, Bränström R, Roxo L. Stressors and symptoms explaining sexual orientation inequalities in mental health services usage: A longitudinal study with young adults. European Journal Of Public Health 2024, 34: ckae144.401. PMCID: PMC11516426, DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckae144.401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual minority individualsMinority-specific stressorsMinority individualsMental health symptomsMental health service useMental health servicesHealth service useSexual orientationHealth symptomsHealth servicesService useSexual orientation inequalitiesSexual orientation differencesNegative family reactionsMental health service usagePopulation-based sample of young adultsSexual minoritiesHealth service usageMinority stressPopulation-based sampleHelp-seeking behaviorSample of young adultsYoung adultsFamily reactionsLogistic regression modelsReal-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 effectsThreats to social safety and neuro-inflammatory mechanisms underlying sexual orientation disparities in depression symptom severity: A prospective cohort study of young adults
Bränström R, Hatzenbuehler M, Lattanner M, Hollinsaid N, McDade T, Pachankis J. Threats to social safety and neuro-inflammatory mechanisms underlying sexual orientation disparities in depression symptom severity: A prospective cohort study of young adults. Brain Behavior And Immunity 2024, 119: 211-219. PMID: 38548185, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2024.03.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDepressive symptom severitySexual minoritiesChronically elevated inflammationInterpersonal eventsRisk of depressionDepressive symptomsSocial safetySymptom severityElevated inflammationSocial Signal Transduction Theory of DepressionSexual minority individualsElevated risk of depressionSexual orientation disparitiesHeterosexual young adultsChronic inflammationTheory of depressionCohort study of young adultsPopulation-based evidencePre-registered analysesStudy of young adultsSevere depressive symptomsYoung adultsNationally representative sampleProspective cohort studySexual orientation
2023
Sexual orientation differences in Swedish young adults’ mental health service use and unmet needs
Roxo L, Pachankis J, Bränström R. Sexual orientation differences in Swedish young adults’ mental health service use and unmet needs. European Journal Of Public Health 2023, 33: ckad160.757. PMCID: PMC10595959, DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckad160.757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-Schemas and Information Processing Biases as Mechanisms Underlying Sexual Orientation Disparities in Depressive Symptoms: Results From a Longitudinal, Population-Based Study
Bränström R, Pachankis J, Jin J, Klein D, Hatzenbuehler M. Self-Schemas and Information Processing Biases as Mechanisms Underlying Sexual Orientation Disparities in Depressive Symptoms: Results From a Longitudinal, Population-Based Study. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2023, 132: 681-693. PMID: 37326561, PMCID: PMC10524885, DOI: 10.1037/abn0000823.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInformation processing biasesProcessing biasesNegative wordsSelf-schemaDepressive symptomsCognitive risk factorsSelf-report measuresSexual minoritiesSexual minority individualsSexual orientation disparitiesOrientation disparitiesPotential intervention targetsCognitive mechanismsBehavioral tasksCross-sectional designIntervention targetsMinority individualsProspective associationsWordsYoung adultsHeterosexual individualsReaction timeWave 2BiasesNonprobability sampleThe 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 experienceStigmaEmotionsAnxietyHypervigilance: 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 ResearchRejection Sensitivity Across Sex, Sexual Orientation, and Age: Measurement Invariance and Latent Mean Differences
Maiolatesi AJ, Clark KA, Pachankis JE. Rejection Sensitivity Across Sex, Sexual Orientation, and Age: Measurement Invariance and Latent Mean Differences. Psychological Assessment 2022, 34: 431-442. PMID: 35025579, PMCID: PMC9328167, DOI: 10.1037/pas0001109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLatent mean differencesRejection sensitivityPersonality dispositionsMeasurement invarianceScalar invarianceAdult Rejection Sensitivity QuestionnaireSocial experienceInformation processing styleRejection Sensitivity QuestionnaireMaladaptive personality dispositionsSexual orientationPartial scalar invarianceSexual minoritiesProcessing styleAnxious expectationsMental health disparitiesGroup differencesSensitivity QuestionnairePresent research highlightSwedish young adultsYoung adultsFuture researchPresent researchSocial groupsPopulation-based sample
2020
Brief Online Interventions for LGBTQ Young Adult Mental and Behavioral Health: A Randomized Controlled Trial in a High-Stigma, Low-Resource Context
Pachankis JE, Williams SL, Behari K, Job S, McConocha EM, Chaudoir SR. Brief Online Interventions for LGBTQ Young Adult Mental and Behavioral Health: A Randomized Controlled Trial in a High-Stigma, Low-Resource Context. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2020, 88: 429-444. PMID: 32271053, PMCID: PMC7153536, DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-resource settingsSexual minority young adultsMinority young adultsMental healthYoung adultsAppalachian TennesseePopulation-level implementationYoung adult sexual minoritiesHealth risk behaviorsAdult sexual minoritiesControlled TrialsGeneral psychological distressDepressive symptomsBrief online interventionSuicidal ideationScalable interventionsBehavioral healthDrug abuseExpressive writing interventionHigh stigmaPsychological distressMinority mental healthOnline interventionInterventionNeutral control
2015
Sexual orientation disparities in physical health: age and gender effects in a population-based study
Bränström R, Hatzenbuehler ML, Pachankis JE. Sexual orientation disparities in physical health: age and gender effects in a population-based study. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2015, 51: 289-301. PMID: 26298574, PMCID: PMC4747986, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-015-1116-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical health disparitiesOlder age groupsHealth disparitiesSexual orientation disparitiesPhysical healthAge groupsPopulation-based health surveyYoung adultsWorse self-rated healthPopulation-based studyOrientation disparitiesSelf-rated healthSubstantial health disparitiesGeneral population samplePhysical health symptomsBackgroundRecent studiesHealth SurveyMore physical health symptomsHealth behaviorsBinomial regression analysisGender-specific findingsSexual orientation health disparitiesHealth symptomsNegative binomial regression analysisPotential mechanisms