2022
Mental Health, Alcohol Use, and Substance Use Correlates of Sexism in a Sample of Gender-Diverse Sexual Minority Women
Scheer JR, Batchelder AW, Wang K, Pachankis JE. Mental Health, Alcohol Use, and Substance Use Correlates of Sexism in a Sample of Gender-Diverse Sexual Minority Women. Psychology Of Sexual Orientation And Gender Diversity 2022, 9: 222-235. PMID: 35677582, PMCID: PMC9173652, DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual minority womenDrug-related consequencesGender minoritiesPsychological distressMinority womenMental healthTraditional gender normsPatriarchal social structuresSelf-report measuresAlcohol-related consequencesBehavioral health outcomesHegemonic masculinityGender normsSocial structureHeterosexual womenSexismSubstance use correlatesBehavioral health issuesCisgender womenCultural practicesAlcohol usePrior researchBehavioral healthCurrent studyHealth outcomesToward Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Sexual Minority Women: Voices From Stakeholders and Community Members
Scheer J, Clark K, McConocha E, Wang K, Pachankis J. Toward Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Sexual Minority Women: Voices From Stakeholders and Community Members. Cognitive And Behavioral Practice 2022, 30: 471-494. PMID: 37547128, PMCID: PMC10403251, DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2022.02.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health needsSexual minority womenMental health servicesMinority womenCognitive behavioral therapy interventionDelivery of CBTMental health problemsCognitive behavioral therapyClinical providersElevated riskCommunity members' perspectivesTherapy interventionClinical practiceHealth problemsHealth needsHealth servicesCBT interventionTrauma exposureAlcohol useHeavy drinkingWomenCBT approachUnique needsContent expertsIntervention
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
2020
Gender-based Structural Stigma and Intimate Partner Violence Across 28 Countries: A Population-based Study of Women Across Sexual Orientation, Immigration Status, and Socioeconomic Status
Scheer JR, Pachankis JE, Bränström R. Gender-based Structural Stigma and Intimate Partner Violence Across 28 Countries: A Population-based Study of Women Across Sexual Orientation, Immigration Status, and Socioeconomic Status. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2020, 37: np8941-np8964. PMID: 33302766, PMCID: PMC8190183, DOI: 10.1177/0886260520976212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntimate partner violenceStructural stigmaSexual minority womenMinority womenIPV experiencesIPV riskImmigrant womenPartner violenceImmigration statusSexual orientationCountry-level structural stigmaDisproportionate riskEuropean Union countriesPolice involvementGender inequitySexual minoritiesStructural driversWomen SurveyMajority womenViolenceUnion countriesMinority statusStructural contextRelated circumstancesMinority populationsA Transdiagnostic Minority Stress Intervention for Gender Diverse Sexual Minority Women’s Depression, Anxiety, and Unhealthy Alcohol Use: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Pachankis JE, McConocha EM, Clark KA, Wang K, Behari K, Fetzner BK, Brisbin CD, Scheer JR, Lehavot K. A Transdiagnostic Minority Stress Intervention for Gender Diverse Sexual Minority Women’s Depression, Anxiety, and Unhealthy Alcohol Use: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2020, 88: 613-630. PMID: 32437174, PMCID: PMC7597069, DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive-behavioral treatmentSexual minority womenTransdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral treatmentMinority womenAlcohol useBehavioral healthUnhealthy alcohol useEvidence-based treatmentsDepression/anxietyUniversal risk factorEvidence-based supportHeavy alcohol useBehavioral health problemsControlled TrialsAlcohol use problemsRisk factorsYoung Adult Sexual Minority WomenSexual minority menHealth problemsAdult sexual minority womenWomen's depressionTreatment developmentWomenExpert providersUse problems
2019
Transdiagnostic Approaches to Improve Sexual Minority Individuals’ Co-occurring Mental, Behavioral, and Sexual Health
Rodriguez-Seijas C, Burton C, Pachankis J. Transdiagnostic Approaches to Improve Sexual Minority Individuals’ Co-occurring Mental, Behavioral, and Sexual Health. 2019, 457-476. DOI: 10.1093/med-psych/9780190669300.003.0020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCurrent clinical trialsCo-Occurring MentalPsychosocial health outcomesMental health servicesSubstance use disordersMultiple co-occurring conditionsCo-occurring conditionsEvidence-based approachClinical trialsTherapeutic approachesElevated riskUse disordersSexual minority menHealth outcomesSexual healthHealth servicesTreatment programSexual minority womenMinority individualsSexual minority individualsMinority womenTransdiagnostic approachMinority menIllustrative case examplesGender minority individuals