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John E. Pachankis

John E. Pachankis

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Psychology

D-Index
64
Citations
18141
World Ranking
2944
National Ranking
1691

Overview

John E. Pachankis is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of psychology, social sciences, and medicine, with particular attention to topics related to LGBTQ health, identity, and policy. Their body of work includes significant contributions in the areas of HIV/AIDS research and interventions, reproductive health and technologies, sexuality, behavior, and technology, racial and ethnic identity research, attachment and relationship dynamics, and gender roles and identity studies.

They have published extensively, including numerous papers on social psychology, clinical psychology, sociology, political science, infectious diseases, and reproductive medicine. The main fields of study represented in their publications are psychology, social sciences, and medicine, with social psychology and clinical psychology as dominant subfields.

Some of their recent notable papers include:

  • Sexual orientation concealment and mental health: A conceptual and meta-analytic review. (2020, Psychological Bulletin)
  • Sex, status, competition, and exclusion: Intraminority stress from within the gay community and gay and bisexual men's mental health. (2020, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology)
  • A transdiagnostic minority stress intervention for gender diverse sexual minority women's depression, anxiety, and unhealthy alcohol use: A randomized controlled trial. (2020, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology)

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Richard Bränström
  • Kirsty A. Clark
  • Mark L. Hatzenbuehler
  • Audrey Harkness
  • Steven A. Safren

Their research has been published in multiple venues, with concentration in:

  • Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
  • Archives of Sexual Behavior
  • Clinical Psychological Science
  • European Journal of Public Health
  • Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Their work addresses minority stress and mental health outcomes within LGBTQ populations, with a focus on mechanisms such as sexual orientation concealment, internal community stressors, and interventions targeting mental health disparities. The research interests also extend into public health dimensions as reflected by publications in journals like the European Journal of Public Health and The Lancet Public Health, where related studies on structural stigma and LGBTQ+ health have been featured.

Best Publications

  • The psychological implications of concealing a stigma: a cognitive-affective-behavioral model.

    John E. Pachankis

  • Transgender stigma and health: A critical review of stigma determinants, mechanisms, and interventions.

    Jaclyn M. White Hughto;Jaclyn M. White Hughto;Sari L. Reisner;John E. Pachankis

  • Stigma and Minority Stress as Social Determinants of Health Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth: Research Evidence and Clinical Implications.

    Mark L. Hatzenbuehler;John E. Pachankis

  • LGB-affirmative cognitive-behavioral therapy for young adult gay and bisexual men: A randomized controlled trial of a transdiagnostic minority stress approach.

    John E. Pachankis;Mark L. Hatzenbuehler;H. Jonathon Rendina;Steven A. Safren

  • Extension of the Rejection Sensitivity Construct to the Interpersonal Functioning of Gay Men

    John E. Pachankis;Marvin R. Goldfried;Melissa E. Ramrattan

  • Clinical issues in working with lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients.

    John E. Pachankis;Marvin R. Goldfried

  • Sexual orientation concealment and mental health: A conceptual and meta-analytic review.

    John E Pachankis;Conor P Mahon;Skyler D Jackson;Benjamin K Fetzner

  • The influence of structural stigma and rejection sensitivity on young sexual minority men's daily tobacco and alcohol use

    John E. Pachankis;Mark L. Hatzenbuehler;Tyrel J. Starks

  • Hidden from health: structural stigma, sexual orientation concealment, and HIV across 38 countries in the European MSM Internet Survey

    John E. Pachankis;Mark L. Hatzenbuehler;Ford Hickson;Peter Weatherburn

  • Discriminatory experiences associated with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among transgender adults

    Sari L. Reisner;Jaclyn M. White Hughto;Kristi E. Gamarel;Alex S. Keuroghlian

  • Social anxiety in young gay men.

    John E. Pachankis;Marvin R. Goldfried

  • Hidden from happiness: Structural stigma, sexual orientation concealment, and life satisfaction across 28 countries.

    John E. Pachankis;Richard Bränström

  • What reduces sexual minority stress? A review of the intervention "toolkit".

    Stephenie R. Chaudoir;Katie Wang;John E. Pachankis

  • Uncovering Clinical Principles and Techniques to Address Minority Stress, Mental Health, and Related Health Risks Among Gay and Bisexual Men.

    John E. Pachankis

  • The Burden of Stigma on Health and Well-Being: A Taxonomy of Concealment, Course, Disruptiveness, Aesthetics, Origin, and Peril Across 93 Stigmas:

    John E. Pachankis;Mark L. Hatzenbuehler;Katie Wang;Charles L. Burton

  • The mental health of sexual minority adults in and out of the closet: A population-based study.

    John E. Pachankis;Susan D. Cochran;Vickie M. Mays

  • Reduction in Mental Health Treatment Utilization Among Transgender Individuals After Gender-Affirming Surgeries: A Total Population Study

    Richard Bränström;John E Pachankis

  • A Minority Stress – Emotion Regulation Model of Sexual Compulsivity among Highly Sexually Active Gay and Bisexual Men

    John E. Pachankis;H. Jonathon Rendina;Arjee Restar;Ana Ventuneac

  • A Transdiagnostic Minority Stress Treatment Approach for Gay and Bisexual Men’s Syndemic Health Conditions

    John E. Pachankis

  • A history of psychotherapy integration.

    Marvin R. Goldfried;John E. Pachankis;Alissa C. Bell

  • Sex, status, competition, and exclusion: Intraminority stress from within the gay community and gay and bisexual men’s mental health.

    John E. Pachankis;Kirsty A. Clark;Charles L. Burton;Jaclyn M. White Hughto

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaclyn M. White Hughto
Jaclyn M. White Hughto Brown University
Sari L. Reisner
Sari L. Reisner University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
H. Jonathon Rendina
H. Jonathon Rendina City University of New York
Jeffrey T. Parsons
Jeffrey T. Parsons City University of New York
Marvin R. Goldfried
Marvin R. Goldfried Stony Brook University
Christian Grov
Christian Grov City University of New York
Sarit A. Golub
Sarit A. Golub City University of New York
Steven A. Safren
Steven A. Safren University of Miami
Ana Ventuneac
Ana Ventuneac Start Treatment & Recovery Centers
Tyrel J. Starks
Tyrel J. Starks City University of New York

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