2024
Stigma and Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Parents of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
Clark K, Argiros A, Dougherty L, Pachankis J. Stigma and Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Parents of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth. Journal Of Family Psychology 2024, 38: 201-211. PMID: 38227468, PMCID: PMC10922310, DOI: 10.1037/fam0001183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnxietyChildCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleGender IdentityHumansMiddle AgedParentsSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual BehaviorConceptsSGM youthVicarious stigmaStigma experiencesDepressive symptomsPatient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System short formsSelf-reported anxietyAssessed parents' experiencesSymptoms of anxietyConsequences of stigmaChild mental healthMental health difficultiesCross-sectional studySGM childrenGender minoritiesSGM peopleStigma measuresExperience stigmaYouths' parentsHealth difficultiesMental healthAnxietyInvestigate associationsSGMStigmaEmotional consequences
2023
Self-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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiasCognitionCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionDepressive Disorder, MajorFemaleHumansMaleSexual BehaviorYoung AdultConceptsInformation 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 sample
2022
Mechanisms Linking Distal Minority Stress and Depressive Symptoms in a Longitudinal, Population-Based Study of Gay and Bisexual Men: A Test and Extension of the Psychological Mediation Framework
Lattanner MR, Pachankis JE, Hatzenbuehler ML. Mechanisms Linking Distal Minority Stress and Depressive Symptoms in a Longitudinal, Population-Based Study of Gay and Bisexual Men: A Test and Extension of the Psychological Mediation Framework. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2022, 90: 638-646. PMID: 36066865, PMCID: PMC9896512, DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000749.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Mental health, potential minority stressors and resilience: evidence from a cross-sectional survey of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men within the Celtic nations
McGarty A, McDaid L, Flowers P, Riddell J, Pachankis J, Frankis J. Mental health, potential minority stressors and resilience: evidence from a cross-sectional survey of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men within the Celtic nations. BMC Public Health 2021, 21: 2024. PMID: 34742262, PMCID: PMC8572060, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-12030-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBisexualityCross-Sectional StudiesHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleMental HealthSexual and Gender MinoritiesConceptsLogistic regression analysisCross-sectional surveyProtective effectMental healthSevere depressionSevere anxietyHealth problemsBinary logistic regression analysisOdds of anxietyCross-sectional studyOnline cross-sectional surveyRegression analysisMental health problemsFinancial worriesMen's mental healthResultsThe prevalenceSense of coherenceSelf-report online surveyGreater riskGBMSMDepressionMinority stressorsRole of resilienceOddsMenStigma, displacement stressors and psychiatric morbidity among displaced Syrian men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women: a cross-sectional study in Lebanon
Clark K, Pachankis J, Khoshnood K, Bränström R, Seal D, Khoury D, Fouad FM, Barbour R, Heimer R. Stigma, displacement stressors and psychiatric morbidity among displaced Syrian men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women: a cross-sectional study in Lebanon. BMJ Open 2021, 11: e046996. PMID: 33986065, PMCID: PMC8126317, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansLebanonMaleSexual and Gender MinoritiesSocial StigmaSyriaTransgender PersonsConceptsPsychiatric morbidityPost-traumatic stress disorderTransgender womenStigma-related stressorsStress disorderCross-sectional studyRespondent-driven samplingPsychiatric comorbidityMental health challengesPsychiatric outcomesMorbiditySevere anxietySociodemographic characteristicsHealth challengesMSMGreater BeirutWomenMenLebanese participantsSyrian menTotal sampleDisordersDepressionPerson surveyParticipants
2020
Sexual orientation concealment and mental health: A conceptual and meta-analytic review.
Pachankis JE, Mahon CP, Jackson SD, Fetzner BK, Bränström R. Sexual orientation concealment and mental health: A conceptual and meta-analytic review. Psychological Bulletin 2020, 146: 831-871. PMID: 32700941, PMCID: PMC8011357, DOI: 10.1037/bul0000271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternalized Sexual Minority Stigma is Associated With HIV Testing Behavior Among Chinese Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Cross-Sectional Study
Chi Y, Huang D, Pachankis J, Valimaki M, Shen Y, Li X. Internalized Sexual Minority Stigma is Associated With HIV Testing Behavior Among Chinese Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal Of The Association Of Nurses In AIDS Care 2020, 32: 578-588. PMID: 35137720, DOI: 10.1097/jnc.0000000000000205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChinaCross-Sectional StudiesHIV InfectionsHIV TestingHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual BehaviorSocial Stigma
2019
HIV Risk and Prevention Outcomes in a Probability-Based Sample of Gay and Bisexual Men in the United States.
Dodge B, Ford J, Bo N, Tu W, Pachankis J, Herbenick D, Mayer K, Hatzenbuehler ML. HIV Risk and Prevention Outcomes in a Probability-Based Sample of Gay and Bisexual Men in the United States. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2019, 82: 355-361. PMID: 31517706, PMCID: PMC6817401, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV riskNational HIV/AIDS StrategyUS National HIV/AIDS StrategyPrevention outcomesPrimary health care providersHIV/AIDS StrategyBisexual menHalf of GBMsMajority of HIVUndetectable viral loadPre-exposure prophylaxisHIV-positive GBMRecent male partnersHealth care providersCross-sectional surveySample of gayAntiretroviral treatmentViral loadPrEP usersHIV preventionAIDS StrategyCare providersDaily adherenceGeneral populationHIVSexual risk behaviors in the internet age: the case of Chinese men who have sex with men
Sun S, Hoyt WT, Pachankis JE. Sexual risk behaviors in the internet age: the case of Chinese men who have sex with men. AIDS Care 2019, 32: 302-309. PMID: 31533450, PMCID: PMC6980990, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2019.1668525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual identity stigmaSocial lifeAnal intercourse partnersIdentity stigmaSexual minority stigmaSocial mediaIntercourse partnersInternet ageInternet useSafer sexCondomless anal intercourseMinority stressMore condom useFrequent useLess condom useCondom useLifeSexual riskChinese menHierarchical regression analysisUntethered 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
The Role of Gay-Related Stigma in HIV-Risk Behavior Among Sexual Minority Men in Europe
Leluţiu-Weinberger C, Rendina HJ, Mirandola M, Gios L, Folch C, Rafila A, Pachankis JE. The Role of Gay-Related Stigma in HIV-Risk Behavior Among Sexual Minority Men in Europe. AIDS And Behavior 2018, 23: 684-694. PMID: 30302655, PMCID: PMC6452636, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-018-2306-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual orientation stigmaSexual minority menOdds of sexMinority menSocial contextLast sexual encounterSexual encountersSexual orientation-related stigmaSexual minority stigmaHIV risk-related behaviorsCross-sectional survey sampleHIV-negative sexual minority menHIV contractionEastern EuropeEuropean countriesCasual partnersStructural interventionsHIV infectionStigmatized individualsHIV risk behaviorsCondomless sexStigmaSexual riskContextEuropeSexual 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
2017
Socio-demographic Characteristics, Sexual and Test-Seeking Behaviours Amongst Men Who have Sex with Both Men and Women: Results from a Bio-behavioural Survey in 13 European Cities
Mirandola M, Gios L, Sherriff N, Pachankis J, Toskin I, Ferrer L, Dias S, Velicko I, Staneková D, Caplinskas S, Naseva E, Niedźwiedzka-Stadnik M, the Sialon II Network. Socio-demographic Characteristics, Sexual and Test-Seeking Behaviours Amongst Men Who have Sex with Both Men and Women: Results from a Bio-behavioural Survey in 13 European Cities. AIDS And Behavior 2017, 21: 3013-3025. PMID: 28643241, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-017-1831-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMulti-level analysisEuropean citiesAmongst MenSocio-demographic factorsSocio-demographic characteristicsBio-behavioural surveyHigh-risk groupCross-sectional studyStigmaHIV testingMSMWSexual behavioral patternsMSM populationEducational statusHomonegativityMenSexualRelevant factorsSexWomenCityBehavioral patternsEuropeVulnerabilityWide spectrum
2016
Specialty Choice Among Sexual and Gender Minorities in Medicine: The Role of Specialty Prestige, Perceived Inclusion, and Medical School Climate
Sitkin NA, Pachankis JE. Specialty Choice Among Sexual and Gender Minorities in Medicine: The Role of Specialty Prestige, Perceived Inclusion, and Medical School Climate. LGBT Health 2016, 3: 451-460. PMID: 27726495, PMCID: PMC5165663, DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2016.0058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiscriminatory Experiences Associated With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Among Transgender Adults
Reisner SL, Hughto J, Gamarel KE, Keuroghlian AS, Mizock L, Pachankis JE. Discriminatory Experiences Associated With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Among Transgender Adults. Journal Of Counseling Psychology 2016, 63: 509-519. PMID: 26866637, PMCID: PMC4981566, DOI: 10.1037/cou0000143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEveryday discrimination experiencesPTSD symptomsDiscrimination experiencesPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsPrior trauma experiencesCross-sectional self-report surveySelf-report surveyMental health sequelaeDomains of discriminationPTSD symptomatologyTraumatic stressorsDiscrimination attributionsDisorder symptomsCommunity-based sampleTrauma experiencesTransgender peoplePrior traumaPsychosocial comorbiditiesHealth sequelaeDiscrimination scoresTransgender adultsCurrent studyGender identitySexual orientationFeminine appearanceGeographic and Individual Differences in Healthcare Access for U.S. Transgender Adults: A Multilevel Analysis
Hughto J, Murchison GR, Clark K, Pachankis JE, Reisner SL. Geographic and Individual Differences in Healthcare Access for U.S. Transgender Adults: A Multilevel Analysis. LGBT Health 2016, 3: 424-433. PMID: 27636030, PMCID: PMC5165678, DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2016.0044.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Age Cohort Differences in the Effects of Gay-Related Stigma, Anxiety and Identification with the Gay Community on Sexual Risk and Substance Use
Lelutiu-Weinberger C, Pachankis JE, Golub SA, Garrett-Walker JJ, Bamonte AJ, Parsons JT. Age Cohort Differences in the Effects of Gay-Related Stigma, Anxiety and Identification with the Gay Community on Sexual Risk and Substance Use. AIDS And Behavior 2011, 17: 340-349. PMID: 22038078, PMCID: PMC3549001, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-0070-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAnxietyCross-Sectional StudiesHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleNew York CityPoisson DistributionRegression AnalysisRisk-TakingSelf ConceptSexual PartnersSocial IdentificationSocial StigmaSocial SupportSocioeconomic FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersYoung AdultConceptsSexual riskHIV riskSubstance useBisexual menSex risk outcomesStrong independent predictorHIV risk behaviorsRisk outcomesGay/bisexual menRecipient ageEffect of ageHIV infectionIndependent predictorsAge cohort differencesRisk behaviorsPsychosocial predictorsAgeGay communityRiskDifferent cohortsYounger participantsCohort differencesOutcomesMenStudy of substances