2023
Social Anxiety Across Sexual and Gender Identity Subpopulations
Mahon C, Pachankis J, Kiernan G, Gallagher P. Social Anxiety Across Sexual and Gender Identity Subpopulations. Annals Of LGBTQ Public And Population Health 2023, 4: 26-41. DOI: 10.1891/lgbtq-2020-0017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCisgender womenCisgender menSexual minority sampleGay/lesbianGender minority populationsSexual minority individualsSexual identity subgroupsGender identity groupsSexual minority adultsRepublic of IrelandNon-binary individualsIdentity groupsIdentity labelsMinority individualsMental health experiencesSexual minority mental healthMinority adultsHealth experiencesMinority populationsIdentity subgroupsMinority mental healthOnline surveyDiverse groupLesbiansMental health
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 minorities
2015
The Mental Health of Sexual Minority Adults In and Out of the Closet: A Population-Based Study
Pachankis JE, Cochran SD, Mays VM. The Mental Health of Sexual Minority Adults In and Out of the Closet: A Population-Based Study. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2015, 83: 890-901. PMID: 26280492, PMCID: PMC4573266, DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderDepressive disorderOdds ratioHigher oddsComposite International Diagnostic Interview Short FormAnxiety disordersPopulation-based sampleMental health correlatesLower oddsHealth correlatesMental healthSexual minority adultsDisordersMental burdenCalifornia QualityMenMinority adultsWomenOddsCloseted menLife SurveyDepressionPsychological tollMinority participantsUnique stressors