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 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 sampleExplicit and Implicit Bias Among Parents of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
Hubachek SQ, Clark KA, Pachankis JE, Dougherty LR. Explicit and Implicit Bias Among Parents of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth. Journal Of Family Psychology 2023, 37: 203-214. PMID: 36265051, DOI: 10.1037/fam0001037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYouth psychosocial functioningParental depressionImplicit biasGender minority youthPsychological controlYouth anxietyPsychosocial functioningSGM youthParental acceptanceParental psychological controlMinority youthSubstance usePredictors of parentsLow parental acceptancePoor mental health outcomesYouth substance useMental health outcomesDevelopment of interventionsExplicit biasYouth outcomesOnline studyParental anxietyOwn parentsAnxietyTypes of bias
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 ResearchA Relational Framework for Engaging Latino Sexual Minority Men in Sexual and Behavioral Health Research
Harkness A, Rogers BG, Mayo D, Smith-Alvarez R, Pachankis JE, Safren SA. A Relational Framework for Engaging Latino Sexual Minority Men in Sexual and Behavioral Health Research. Archives Of Sexual Behavior 2022, 51: 2399-2412. PMID: 35763160, PMCID: PMC9549688, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-021-02237-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLatino sexual minority menBehavioral health researchHealth researchSexual minority menBehavioral health concernsMinority menBehavioral health disparitiesHealth disparitiesHealth concernRecruitment strategiesMenRelational factorsCurrent studyThematic analysisStudy findingsKey informantsFactorsFindingsFacilitatorsLGBQ-Affirmative Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Young Gay and Bisexual Men’s Mental and Sexual Health: A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial
Pachankis JE, Harkness A, Maciejewski KR, Behari K, Clark KA, McConocha E, Winston R, Adeyinka O, Reynolds J, Bränström R, Esserman DA, Hatzenbuehler ML, Safren SA. LGBQ-Affirmative Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Young Gay and Bisexual Men’s Mental and Sexual Health: A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2022, 90: 459-477. PMID: 35482652, PMCID: PMC9446477, DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000724.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV transmission risk behaviorsTransmission risk behaviorsHIV testingCognitive behavioral therapyRisk behaviorsSexual healthTransdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral therapyEffect sizeYoung sexual minority menSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeControl conditionThree-armLarge effect sizesSexual minority menModerate benefitFirst interventionNonsignificant differenceStatistical significanceYoung gayCounselingMonthsGreater reductionTherapyOutcomesRejection 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 sampleTransgender‐based disparities in suicidality: A population‐based study of key predictions from four theoretical models
Bränström R, Stormbom I, Bergendal M, Pachankis JE. Transgender‐based disparities in suicidality: A population‐based study of key predictions from four theoretical models. Suicide And Life-Threatening Behavior 2022, 52: 401-412. PMID: 35067978, PMCID: PMC10138751, DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based studyElevated riskFirst population-based studyPopulation-based sampleRisk of suicidalityGeneral risk factorsTransgender individualsCisgender individualsRisk factorsHigh prevalenceHigh riskDepressive symptomsSuicidalityHealth threatIndividual exposureRiskSocial supportExposureNumerous studiesIndividualsTransgender peopleFactorsSymptomsPrevalenceStudy
2021
Who Aren’t We Reaching? Young Sexual Minority Men’s Non-participation in an HIV-Prevention and Mental Health Clinical Trial
Harkness A, Rogers BG, Balise R, Mayo D, Weinstein ER, Safren SA, Pachankis JE. Who Aren’t We Reaching? Young Sexual Minority Men’s Non-participation in an HIV-Prevention and Mental Health Clinical Trial. AIDS And Behavior 2021, 25: 2195-2209. PMID: 33483898, PMCID: PMC8169533, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-03148-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnknown HIV statusLatinx sexual minority menYoung sexual minority menHIV statusSexual minority menClinical trialsMental health clinical trialsHealth clinical trialsMental health trialsHIV prevention trialsHIV prevention interventionsSuccessful clinical trialsMinority menNew York CityHealth trialsHIV preventionBaseline assessmentLogistic regressionTrialsWhite sexual minority menYork CityRegression tree analysisHIVStatusMen
2020
Country-Level Structural Stigma, School-Based and Adulthood Victimization, and Life Satisfaction Among Sexual Minority Adults: A Life Course Approach
van der Star A, Pachankis JE, Bränström R. Country-Level Structural Stigma, School-Based and Adulthood Victimization, and Life Satisfaction Among Sexual Minority Adults: A Life Course Approach. Journal Of Youth And Adolescence 2020, 50: 189-201. PMID: 33196894, PMCID: PMC7815544, DOI: 10.1007/s10964-020-01340-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchool bullyingCountry-level structural stigmaSexual minority adultsMinority adultsAdulthood victimizationMental health costsStructural stigmaSchool-BasedAdulthood experiencesLife course approachHealth costsBullyingCountry-level indicesAdultsHigh rateLife satisfactionSchoolsSexual minoritiesA 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 problemsBrief 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 controlRisk From Within: Intraminority Gay Community Stress and Sexual Risk-Taking Among Sexual Minority Men
Burton CL, Clark KA, Pachankis JE. Risk From Within: Intraminority Gay Community Stress and Sexual Risk-Taking Among Sexual Minority Men. Annals Of Behavioral Medicine 2020, 54: 703-712. PMID: 32206770, PMCID: PMC7459184, DOI: 10.1093/abm/kaaa014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV risk behaviorsHuman immunodeficiency virusSexual minority menCondom useRisk behaviorsMinority menSelf-reported exposureMen's risk behaviorsHIV infectionImmunodeficiency virusClear predictorsGeneral life stressCommunity stressLife stressRecent evidenceMenNational surveyLarge national surveyInfectionRiskSocial stressGay communityOverlooked predictorPredictorsParticipants
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 populationHIVPsychosocial Syndemic Risks Surrounding Physical Health Conditions Among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals
Scheer JR, Pachankis JE. Psychosocial Syndemic Risks Surrounding Physical Health Conditions Among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals. LGBT Health 2019, 6: 377-385. PMID: 31644383, PMCID: PMC6918840, DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2019.0025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical health conditionsPhysical health outcomesGender minority individualsSyndemic riskPhysical healthHealth conditionsMinority individualsIndividual's physical healthPosttraumatic stress disorderHealth outcomesSGM adultsOverall health burdenStress disorderPsychosocial risksSexual assaultDisparate exposuresSGM identitiesSubstance useSyndemic conditionsHealth burdenHigh prevalenceSyndemic frameworkComprehensive interventionHealth disparitiesOnline surveyProject ESTEEM protocol: a randomized controlled trial of an LGBTQ-affirmative treatment for young adult sexual minority men’s mental and sexual health
Pachankis JE, McConocha EM, Reynolds JS, Winston R, Adeyinka O, Harkness A, Burton CL, Behari K, Sullivan TJ, Eldahan AI, Esserman DA, Hatzenbuehler ML, Safren SA. Project ESTEEM protocol: a randomized controlled trial of an LGBTQ-affirmative treatment for young adult sexual minority men’s mental and sexual health. BMC Public Health 2019, 19: 1086. PMID: 31399071, PMCID: PMC6688287, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7346-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCo-occurring health risksYoung gayHIV riskSubstance useHealth disparitiesCommunity mental health treatmentMental healthAbsence of PrEPUndetectable viral loadHigh-risk groupSexual health problemsCondomless anal sexSkills-building interventionMental health treatmentAdult Sexual Minority MenSubstance use problemsBisexual men’s healthSecondary outcomesHIV counselingHIV infectionPrEP uptakePrimary outcomeViral loadEvidence-based practicePsychiatric morbidityUntethered 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 surveyPrevalence of Psychiatric Disorders at the Intersection of Race and Sexual Orientation: Results From the National Epidemiologic Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions-III
Rodriguez-Seijas C, Eaton NR, Pachankis JE. Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders at the Intersection of Race and Sexual Orientation: Results From the National Epidemiologic Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions-III. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2019, 87: 321-331. PMID: 30883161, DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of disordersDisorder prevalenceRace/ethnicityLow prevalenceMental healthMinority mental healthPrevalence of psychopathologySubstance use disordersNational Epidemiologic SurveyRelated Conditions-IIISexual minority individualsSimilar prevalenceSexual minority statusHigh prevalencePsychiatric disordersUse disordersEpidemiologic SurveyEthnic minority mental healthMinority individualsPrevalenceProtective factorsSimilar findingsMinority statusDisordersWhite individuals
2018
Benefit of Gender-Affirming Medical Treatment for Transgender Elders: Later-Life Alignment of Mind and Body
Cai X, Hughto JMW, Reisner SL, Pachankis JE, Levy BR. Benefit of Gender-Affirming Medical Treatment for Transgender Elders: Later-Life Alignment of Mind and Body. LGBT Health 2018, 6: 34-39. PMID: 30562128, PMCID: PMC6909671, DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2017.0262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA 7-Year Longitudinal Study of Sexual Minority Young Men’s Parental Relationships and Mental Health
Pachankis JE, Sullivan TJ, Moore NF. A 7-Year Longitudinal Study of Sexual Minority Young Men’s Parental Relationships and Mental Health. Journal Of Family Psychology 2018, 32: 1068-1077. PMID: 29927284, DOI: 10.1037/fam0000427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchValidating the Syndemic Threat Surrounding Sexual Minority Men's Health in a Population-Based Study With National Registry Linkage and a Heterosexual Comparison
Bränström R, Pachankis JE. Validating the Syndemic Threat Surrounding Sexual Minority Men's Health in a Population-Based Study With National Registry Linkage and a Heterosexual Comparison. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2018, 78: 376-382. PMID: 29940602, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001697.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionSyndemic conditionsElevated riskSexual minority menStockholm Public Health CohortBisexual menPsychosocial health disparitiesHealth threatHealth registry dataTimes higher riskNational health registry dataPopulation-based examinationHIV prevention interventionsHeterosexual menMinority menMinority men's healthRegistry linkageHealth cohortRegistry dataHigh riskAdult menHealth disparitiesMen's healthInfectionMen