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A minority stress—emotion regulation model of sexual compulsivity among highly sexually active gay and bisexual men.

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Pachankis, John E., Rendina, H. Jonathon, Restar, Arjee, Ventuneac, Ana, Grov, Christian, Parsons, Jeffrey T.·2015·Health Psychology

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OBJECTIVE: Sexual compulsivity represents a significant public health concern among gay and bisexual men, given its co-occurrence with other mental health problems and HIV infection. The purpose of this study was to examine a model of sexual compulsivity based on minority stress theory and emotion regulation models of mental health among gay and bisexual men. METHOD: Gay and bisexual men in New York City reporting at least nine past-90-day sexual partners (n = 374) completed measures of distal minority stressors (i.e., boyhood gender nonconformity and peer rejection, adulthood perceived discrimination), hypothesized proximal minority stress mediators (i.e., rejection sensitivity, internalized homonegativity), hypothesized universal mediators (i.e., emotion dysregulation, depression, and anxiety), and sexual compulsivity. RESULTS: The hypothesized model fit the data well (RMSEA = 0.05, CFI = 0.98, TLI = 0.95, SRMR = 0.03). Distal minority stress processes (e.g., adulthood discrimination) were generally found to confer risk for both proximal minority stressors (e.g., internalized homonegativity) and emotion dysregulation. Proximal minority stressors and emotion dysregulation, in turn, generally predicted sexual compulsivity both directly and indirectly through anxiety and depression. CONCLUSIONS: The final model suggests that gay-specific (e.g., internalized homonegativity) and universal (e.g., emotion dysregulation) processes represent potential treatment targets to attenuate the impact of minority stress on gay and bisexual men's sexual health. Tests of interventions that address these targets to treat sexual compulsivity among gay and bisexual men represent a promising future research endeavor.

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  • Difficulties in emotion regulation contribute to and maintain mental health issues such as depression and anxiety, as well as maladaptive coping behaviors among sexual minority men, including alcohol and substance use and sexual compulsivity.

    “Difficulties in emotion regulation contribute to and maintain mental health issues (depression and anxiety) as well as maladaptive coping behaviors among sexual minority men including alcohol and substance use and sexual compulsivity (Pachankis et al., 2014).”

    From Mindfulness for Reducing Minority Stress and Promoting Health Among Sexual Minority Men: Uncovering Intervention Principles and Techniques (2022) · cites this paper as Pachankis et al., 2014

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Authors
Pachankis, J. E., Rendina, H. J., Restar, A., Ventuneac, A., Grov, C., & Parsons, J. T.
Venue
Health Psychology
Published
2015-08
Volume
34
Issue
8
Pages
829-840
ISSN
  • 0278-6133 (ISSN-L)
  • 1930-7810
OpenAlex
W2333398650
Cited by
185
References
87
Citations by year
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FWCI
17.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (R01-MH087714, F31-MH095622)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
compulsive sexual behavior, minority stress, emotion regulation, gay men, bisexual men, internalized homophobia, rejection sensitivity, perceived discrimination, emotional dysregulation, depression, anxiety, sexual health, HIV risk
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Bisexuality, Compulsive Behavior, Emotions, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Men, Middle Aged, Minority Groups, Models, Psychological, New York City, Sexual Behavior, Sexual Partners, Stress, Psychological, Homosexuality, Male, Young Adult

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