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
Emotion Regulation in Context: Expressive Flexibility as a Stigma Coping Resource for Sexual Minority Men
Wang K, Maiolatesi AJ, Burton CL, Scheer JR, Pachankis JE. Emotion Regulation in Context: Expressive Flexibility as a Stigma Coping Resource for Sexual Minority Men. Psychology Of Sexual Orientation And Gender Diversity 2022, 9: 214-221. PMID: 35757788, PMCID: PMC9231373, DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual orientation-related discriminationExpressive flexibilityPsychological distressSexual minority menMental healthSelf-report measuresSignificant mental health problemsStigma-related stressMental health problemsEmotion regulationStigma copingMinority menCoping interventionsCoping resourcesMen's mental healthPotential bufferU.S. sampleDistressPresent researchLongitudinal analysisDiscriminationCopingHealth problemsHigh levelsPerception