2022
Rejection 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
2019
Untethered lives: barriers to societal integration as predictors of the sexual orientation disparity in suicidality
Bränström R, van der Star A, Pachankis JE. Untethered lives: barriers to societal integration as predictors of the sexual orientation disparity in suicidality. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2019, 55: 89-99. PMID: 31300892, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-019-01742-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildCommunity IntegrationCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHeterosexualityHumansMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioRisk FactorsSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual BehaviorSocial SupportSubstance-Related DisordersSuicidal IdeationSuicide, AttemptedSwedenYoung AdultConceptsSexual orientation disparitiesSocietal integrationSexual minoritiesOrientation disparitiesGay men/lesbiansNational Public Health SurveyLGB individuals' experiencesSexual orientation differencesSexual minority populationsSexual minority individualsSocial institutionsSexual orientationSocietal normsHeterosexual individualsDisproportionate barriersMinority individualsSupportive attitudesIndividual experiencesMinority populationsLegal protectionInnovative waysDeterminants of suicidalityRecent decadesRole of barriersPublic health survey
2018
Sexual orientation disparities in the co-occurrence of substance use and psychological distress: a national population-based study (2008–2015)
Bränström R, Pachankis JE. Sexual orientation disparities in the co-occurrence of substance use and psychological distress: a national population-based study (2008–2015). Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2018, 53: 403-412. PMID: 29450600, PMCID: PMC5862943, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-018-1491-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityCrime VictimsCross-Sectional StudiesDiagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)Discrimination, PsychologicalFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHeterosexualityHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual BehaviorSocial IsolationSocial StigmaStress, PsychologicalSubstance-Related DisordersSwedenYoung AdultConceptsSubstance usePsychological distressElevated prevalenceSexual orientation disparitiesNational population-based studyHigh-risk alcohol useDaily tobacco smokingPopulation-based studyOverall response rateSocial isolationPublic health surveyNational Public Health SurveyMental health problemsOrientation disparitiesSexual minoritiesCo-occurring problemsTobacco smokingHealth SurveyElevated riskMultiple mediation analysisStigma-related stressResponse rateHealth problemsAlcohol useConclusionsThis study
2016
Sexual Orientation Disparities in Preventable Disease: A Fundamental Cause Perspective.
Bränström R, Hatzenbuehler ML, Pachankis JE, Link BG. Sexual Orientation Disparities in Preventable Disease: A Fundamental Cause Perspective. American Journal Of Public Health 2016, 106: 1109-15. PMID: 26985608, PMCID: PMC4880229, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2016.303051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFundamental cause theoryFundamental cause perspectiveSexual orientation health disparitiesSexual orientation differencesHealth-protective resourcesSupportive social connectionsSexual orientation disparitiesHealth disparitiesBisexual womenSexual orientationGeneral population-based studyStockholm Public Health CohortBisexual menPopulation-based studySocial connectionsUnequal distributionHeterosexual menOrientation disparitiesHealth cohortPreventable diseaseMorbidity dataGreater riskOrientation differencesDiseaseDisparities
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