2024
Stressors and symptoms explaining sexual orientation inequalities in mental health services usage: A longitudinal study with young adults
Pachankis J, Bränström R, Roxo L. Stressors and symptoms explaining sexual orientation inequalities in mental health services usage: A longitudinal study with young adults. European Journal Of Public Health 2024, 34: ckae144.401. PMCID: PMC11516426, DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckae144.401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual minority individualsMinority-specific stressorsMinority individualsMental health symptomsMental health service useMental health servicesHealth service useSexual orientationHealth symptomsHealth servicesService useSexual orientation inequalitiesSexual orientation differencesNegative family reactionsMental health service usagePopulation-based sample of young adultsSexual minoritiesHealth service usageMinority stressPopulation-based sampleHelp-seeking behaviorSample of young adultsYoung adultsFamily reactionsLogistic regression models
2021
Social Anxiety Among Sexual Minority Individuals: A Systematic Review
Mahon C, Lombard-Vance R, Kiernan G, Pachankis J, Gallagher P. Social Anxiety Among Sexual Minority Individuals: A Systematic Review. Psychology And Sexuality 2021, 13: 818-862. DOI: 10.1080/19419899.2021.1936140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial anxiety symptomsSexual minority individualsSocial anxietyAnxiety symptomsMinority individualsPsychological interventionsHigher social anxiety symptomsSocial anxiety levelsSexual minority populationsMinority stress processesMental health symptomsGeneral social processesPsychological concernsHealth symptomsStress processAnxiety levelsAnxietyBisexual individualsLesbian individualsSexual minority menSocial processesSexual minority subgroupsQualitative findingsMinority subgroupsEmpirical literature
2015
Sexual orientation disparities in physical health: age and gender effects in a population-based study
Bränström R, Hatzenbuehler ML, Pachankis JE. Sexual orientation disparities in physical health: age and gender effects in a population-based study. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2015, 51: 289-301. PMID: 26298574, PMCID: PMC4747986, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-015-1116-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical health disparitiesOlder age groupsHealth disparitiesSexual orientation disparitiesPhysical healthAge groupsPopulation-based health surveyYoung adultsWorse self-rated healthPopulation-based studyOrientation disparitiesSelf-rated healthSubstantial health disparitiesGeneral population samplePhysical health symptomsBackgroundRecent studiesHealth SurveyMore physical health symptomsHealth behaviorsBinomial regression analysisGender-specific findingsSexual orientation health disparitiesHealth symptomsNegative binomial regression analysisPotential mechanisms
2010
Expressive Writing for Gay-Related Stress: Psychosocial Benefits and Mechanisms Underlying Improvement
Pachankis JE, Goldfried MR. Expressive Writing for Gay-Related Stress: Psychosocial Benefits and Mechanisms Underlying Improvement. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2010, 78: 98-110. PMID: 20099955, DOI: 10.1037/a0017580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGay-related stressExpressive writing taskPsychosocial functioningNeutral topicSocial supportWriting tasksStigma-related stressExpressive writing interventionOverall psychological distressPhysical health symptomsMental health outcomesGay-related rejection sensitivityEmotional expressionRejection sensitivityNegative affectSexual orientationExpressive writingPsychological distressEmotional engagementWriting interventionSocial functioningMale college studentsHealth symptomsPsychosocial benefitsGay male college students