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
2021
Lifecourse-varying structural stigma, minority stress reactions and mental health among sexual minority male migrants
van der Star A, Bränström R, Pachankis JE. Lifecourse-varying structural stigma, minority stress reactions and mental health among sexual minority male migrants. European Journal Of Public Health 2021, 31: 803-808. PMID: 34008014, PMCID: PMC8527997, DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckab032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructural stigmaSexual minority menMigration experienceMale migrantsSexual minoritiesLife courseMen's mental healthMinority menStructural contextMental healthSexual minority mental healthCountriesStigmaContextPoor mental healthMinority mental healthSwedenHomophobiaMigrantsExperiencePotential implicationsHealthMinoritySurveyImplications
2010
The Psychological Impact of Genital Herpes Stigma
Merin A, Pachankis JE. The Psychological Impact of Genital Herpes Stigma. Journal Of Health Psychology 2010, 16: 80-90. PMID: 20656766, DOI: 10.1177/1359105310367528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological consequencesNegative psychological consequencesMental health treatmentNegative affectSelf-schemaConcealable stigmaPoor copingPsychological impactPhysical healthHealth treatmentFuture researchStigmaGenital herpes outbreaksGenital herpes infectionCopingAffectGenital herpesHerpes infectionResearchSalienceHerpes outbreaksDistressFrequent recurrenceConsequencesImplications
2007
The Psychological Implications of Concealing a Stigma: A Cognitive–Affective–Behavioral Model
Pachankis JE. The Psychological Implications of Concealing a Stigma: A Cognitive–Affective–Behavioral Model. Psychological Bulletin 2007, 133: 328-345. PMID: 17338603, DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.133.2.328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConcealable stigmaPsychological implicationsBehavioral process modelsPsychological challengesSocial situationsPotential future routesVisible stigmaDifficult predicamentRecent researchAmount of researchConsiderable stressorsStigmaIndividualsProcess modelRelevant findingsImplicationsPotential pointsStressorsResearchFuture routesInterventionDifficultiesAmbiguityFindingsCohesive model