Addressing minority stress and mental health among men who have sex with men (MSM) in China

S Sun, JE Pachankis, X Li, D Operario - Current Hiv/aids Reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Men who have sex with men (MSM) in China experience
elevated risks of mental health issues in comparison to the general population in China …

Measuring stigma affecting sex workers (SW) and men who have sex with men (MSM): a systematic review

A Fitzgerald-Husek, MJ Van Wert, WF Ewing… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Stigma involves discrediting a person or group based on a perceived attribute,
behaviour or reputation associated with them. Sex workers (SW) and men who have sex …

A model of intersectional stress and trauma in Asian American sexual and gender minorities.

THW Ching, SY Lee, J Chen, RP So… - Psychology of …, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Intersecting minority identities may confer unique risks for stress and trauma. In
this article, we reviewed extant research on the processes and outcomes of racial and …

A developmental model of the sexual minority closet: Structural sensitization, psychological adaptations, and post-closet growth

JE Pachankis, SD Jackson - Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2023 - Springer
Across the lifespan, most sexual minority individuals experience the closet—a typically
prolonged period in which no significant others know their sexual identity. This paper …

Mapping out a spectrum of the Chinese public's discrimination toward the LGBT community: results from a national survey

Y Wang, Z Hu, K Peng, J Rechdan, Y Yang, L Wu… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background China has the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)
population. This study assessed the discrimination experienced by LGBT individuals in …

Attitudes toward homosexuality in China: Exploring the effects of religion, modernizing factors, and traditional culture

Y Xie, M Peng - Journal of homosexuality, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Using the zero-inflated model and nationally representative sample data from the Chinese
General Social Surveys 2013, this study systematically explored the effects of religion …

Self-reported rates of abuse, neglect, and bullying experienced by transgender and gender-nonbinary adolescents in China

K Peng, X Zhu, A Gillespie, Y Wang, Y Gao… - JAMA network …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance This is the first comprehensive national study reporting the rates of abuse,
neglect, and bullying from family and classmates or teachers among Chinese transgender …

Maintaining “mianzi” and “lizi”: Understanding the reasons for formality marriages between gay men and lesbians in China

ZJ Ren, CQ Howe, W Zhang - Transcultural psychiatry, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
As a result of societal expectations and to avoid societal homophobia, many lesbians and
gay men in China marry heterosexual partners and do not disclose their own sexual …

Ecological momentary assessment and machine learning for predicting suicidal ideation among sexual and gender minority individuals

C Lei, D Qu, K Liu, R Chen - JAMA network open, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Suicidality poses a serious global health concern, particularly in the sexual and
gender minority population. While various studies have focused on investigating chronic …

Chinese college students' attitudes toward homosexuality: Exploring the effects of traditional culture and modernizing factors

K Lin, DM Button, M Su, S Chen - Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 2016 - Springer
Using survey data of 494 college students from two universities in China, this study explores
the effects of traditional culture (filial piety, parental attitudes toward homosexuality, and …