Can we change sexual orientation?

AL Beckstead - Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2012 - Springer
The self-reports of individuals who claim that they have changed their sexual orientation are
either dismissed as false or relied upon to promote sexual orientation change efforts …

Research in the psychology of men and masculinity using the gender role strain paradigm as a framework.

RF Levant - American psychologist, 2011 - psycnet.apa.org
This article introduces the specialty area of the psychology of men and masculinity to the
broader community of American psychologists, focusing on research conducted using the …

Young adult gay and bisexual men's stigma experiences and mental health: An 8-year longitudinal study.

JE Pachankis, TJ Sullivan, BA Feinstein… - Developmental …, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
This study investigated longitudinal trajectories of stigma (ie, enacted, anticipated,
internalized, concealed); stress-sensitive mental health disorder symptoms (ie, depression …

The gender role strain paradigm and masculinity ideologies.

RF Levant, K Richmond - 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
Feminist scholarship on the psychology of women and gender developed a perspective that
viewed gender roles as socially constructed by gender ideologies, rooted in power …

“Straight-acting gays”: The relationship between masculine consciousness, anti-effeminacy, and negative gay identity

FJ Sánchez, E Vilain - Archives of sexual behavior, 2012 - Springer
Some gay men are preoccupied with traditional notions of masculinity and express negative
feelings towards effeminate behavior in gay men. Various scholars have speculated that …

Assessing the role of masculinity in the transmission of HIV: a systematic review to inform HIV risk reduction counseling interventions for men who have sex with men

RJ Zeglin - Archives of sexual behavior, 2015 - Springer
HIV affects over 1.2 million people in the United States; a substantial number are men who
have sex with men (MSM). Despite an abundance of literature evaluating numerous …

Masculine self-presentation and distancing from femininity in gay men: An experimental examination of the role of masculinity threat.

CJ Hunt, F Fasoli, A Carnaghi… - Psychology of Men & …, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
There is evidence that discrimination directed toward gay men from some heterosexual men
is partially driven by heterosexual men attempting to distance themselves from gay men's …

Association between psychotherapy use, sexual orientation, and traditional masculinity among psychologically distressed men.

L Eggenberger, N Komlenac, U Ehlert… - Psychology of Men & …, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
Heterosexual-identified men, as compared to non-heterosexual-identified men, are less
likely to seek out psychotherapy when experiencing psychological distress. Stronger …

The gender role strain paradigm.

RF Levant, WA Powell - 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
The gender role strain paradigm (GRSP) has been called the “standard model” for research
in the psychology of men and masculinities (see Foreword, the present volume). In this …

Internalized heterosexism as a mediator in the relationship between gender role conflict, heterosexist discrimination, and depression among sexual minority men.

DM Szymanski, AS Ikizler - Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 2013 - psycnet.apa.org
This study examined the relationships between gender role conflict, heterosexist
discrimination, internalized heterosexism, and depression among 203 sexual minority men …