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 associationsPsychopathologyConstructsStigmaAdultsDiscriminationInterventionImplicationsMinority
2022
Rejection sensitivity and sexual minority men’s social anxiety disorder: The moderating role of sexual identity strength
Maiolatesi A, Wang K, Burton C, Harkness A, Esserman D, Safren S, Pachankis J. Rejection sensitivity and sexual minority men’s social anxiety disorder: The moderating role of sexual identity strength. Self And Identity 2022, 22: 563-591. PMID: 37346170, PMCID: PMC10281756, DOI: 10.1080/15298868.2022.2125062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial anxiety symptomsGay-related rejection sensitivityRejection sensitivitySocial anxiety disorderIdentity strengthAnxiety symptomsSocial anxietyIncremental validitySexual minority menSocial anxiety disorder diagnosisDisorder diagnosisRS scoresAnxiety disorder diagnosisMental health correlatesStructured diagnostic interviewMinority menIndividual differencesAnxiety disordersStudy 1Study 2RS measuresHealth correlatesDiagnostic InterviewRS scaleAnxietyRejection 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
2021
Risk and Protective Factors for Social Anxiety Among Sexual Minority Individuals
Mahon CP, Pachankis JE, Kiernan G, Gallagher P. Risk and Protective Factors for Social Anxiety Among Sexual Minority Individuals. Archives Of Sexual Behavior 2021, 50: 1015-1032. PMID: 33398699, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-020-01845-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial anxietySexual minority individualsLGBTQ community connectednessMinority stress processesExperiences of discriminationRejection sensitivitySexual minority womenMinority individualsConcealment behaviorStress processPsychological mediation frameworkStructural equation modeling analysisCommunity connectednessProximal minority stressMinority stress theoryTerms of implicationsSources of resilienceCisgender sexual minority womenSense of coherenceSexual minority communitiesHypothesized modelMediation frameworkMinority stressAnxietyInternalized homonegativity
2018
Healthcare Mistreatment and Avoidance in Trans Masculine Adults: The Mediating Role of Rejection Sensitivity
Hughto JMW, Pachankis JE, Reisner SL. Healthcare Mistreatment and Avoidance in Trans Masculine Adults: The Mediating Role of Rejection Sensitivity. Psychology Of Sexual Orientation And Gender Diversity 2018, 5: 471-481. PMID: 30637266, PMCID: PMC6328255, DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000296.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
The influence of structural stigma and rejection sensitivity on young sexual minority men's daily tobacco and alcohol use
Pachankis JE, Hatzenbuehler ML, Starks TJ. The influence of structural stigma and rejection sensitivity on young sexual minority men's daily tobacco and alcohol use. Social Science & Medicine 2014, 103: 67-75. PMID: 24507912, PMCID: PMC5793849, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRejection sensitivitySexual minority individualsSubstance useAlcohol useStructural stigmaDaily diary approachMinority individualsSexual minority menDaily tobaccoYoung sexual minority menGay-related rejection sensitivityDaily substance useBody of researchSexual minority participantsOnline measuresPsychological predispositionsDiary approachNegative health outcomesImportant health behaviorsMinority menSocial environmentMinority participantsIndividual levelSexual minoritiesSufficient variance
2010
Expressive Writing for Gay-Related Stress: Psychosocial Benefits and Mechanisms Underlying Improvement
Pachankis JE, Goldfried MR. Expressive Writing for Gay-Related Stress: Psychosocial Benefits and Mechanisms Underlying Improvement. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2010, 78: 98-110. PMID: 20099955, DOI: 10.1037/a0017580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGay-related stressExpressive writing taskPsychosocial functioningNeutral topicSocial supportWriting tasksStigma-related stressExpressive writing interventionOverall psychological distressPhysical health symptomsMental health outcomesGay-related rejection sensitivityEmotional expressionRejection sensitivityNegative affectSexual orientationExpressive writingPsychological distressEmotional engagementWriting interventionSocial functioningMale college studentsHealth symptomsPsychosocial benefitsGay male college students