2023
Incorporating Macro-Social Contexts into Emotion Research: Longitudinal Associations Between Structural Stigma and Emotion Processes Among Gay and Bisexual Men
Hollinsaid N, Pachankis J, Mair P, Hatzenbuehler M. Incorporating Macro-Social Contexts into Emotion Research: Longitudinal Associations Between Structural Stigma and Emotion Processes Among Gay and Bisexual Men. Emotion 2023, 23: 1796-1801. PMID: 36595384, PMCID: PMC10314958, DOI: 10.1037/emo0001198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotion regulationMacro-social contextBisexual menEmotion regulation researchMacro-social environmentEmotion processesEmotional clarityEmotion researchIndividual differencesRegulation researchLevel of stigmaInterpersonal levelLongitudinal associationsImmediate situationSocial inequalitiesSexual minoritiesStructural stigmaLongitudinal studyMore suppressionLongitudinal increaseU.S. countiesStigmaContextResearchGay
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
2018
Does Getting Stigma Under the Skin Make It Thinner? Emotion Regulation as a Stress-Contingent Mediator of Stigma and Mental Health
Burton CL, Wang K, Pachankis JE. Does Getting Stigma Under the Skin Make It Thinner? Emotion Regulation as a Stress-Contingent Mediator of Stigma and Mental Health. Clinical Psychological Science 2018, 6: 590-600. PMID: 30221083, PMCID: PMC6133258, DOI: 10.1177/2167702618755321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPoor mental healthMental healthEmotion regulation deficitsAdverse mental health outcomesLife stressRegulation deficitsMental health outcomesCultural stigmaAlcohol use problemsEmotion regulationMore life stressDepressive symptomsSelf-reported stigmaHealth outcomesStigma expertsIndividual susceptibilityGeneral life stressUse problemsHealthDeficitsStigmaOutcomesStudy 1Study 2Association
2016
Emotional Clarity as a Buffer in the Association Between Perceived Mental Illness Stigma and Suicide Risk
Wang K, Weiss NH, Pachankis JE, Link BG. Emotional Clarity as a Buffer in the Association Between Perceived Mental Illness Stigma and Suicide Risk. Stigma And Health 2016, 1: 252-262. PMID: 28090587, PMCID: PMC5223270, DOI: 10.1037/sah0000032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental illness stigmaEmotional clarityIllness stigmaSelf-report measuresSample of individualsSuicide riskEmotion regulationModeration analysisGreater deficitsIntervention effortsSuicide risk severityRecent psychiatric hospitalizationPresent researchDeficitsPsychiatric disordersStigmaPsychiatric diagnosisIndividualsClarityPsychiatric hospitalizationModeratorRisk severityPotential utilityAssociationDisorders