The integrated attachment and sexual minority stress model: Understanding the role of adult attachment in the health and well-being of sexual minority men

SH Cook, BJ Calebs - Behavioral Medicine, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Gay and bisexual boys and men experience social stigma associated with their sexual
minority status that can negatively influence health. In addition, experiencing sexual …

“Centering the margins”: moving equity to the center of men's health research

DM Griffith - American Journal of Men's Health, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
How might the science of men's health progress if research on marginalized or subordinated
men is moved from the margins of the literature to the center? This commentary seeks to …

[HTML][HTML] Resilience, condom use self-efficacy, internalized homophobia, and condomless anal sex among black men who have sex with men, New York City

EL Dawson, MCB Mendoza, Z Gaul, WL Jeffries IV… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Black men who have sex with men, who account for less than 1% of the US
population, account for approximately 25% of new HIV infections annually. Condomless …

Adult attachment as a moderator of the association between childhood traumatic experiences and depression symptoms among young Black gay and bisexual men.

SH Cook, P Valera, BJ Calebs… - Cultural diversity and …, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: The present study examined the moderating effect of adult attachment on the
association between childhood traumatic experiences,(ie, physical abuse, emotional abuse …

Young men of color lower on adult attachment anxiety have higher carotid-intima media thickness compared to white young men: The exploration of an unexpected …

SH Cook, EP Wood, V Martinez, GM Alvarez… - …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the number one cause of death among men in the
United States. Emerging research demonstrates that socioemotional mechanisms such as …

Relationship cognitions and longitudinal trajectories of sexual risk behavior among young gay and bisexual men: The P18 cohort study

SH Cook, PN Halkitis… - Journal of health …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examines how romantic relationship cognitions are associated with changes of
condomless anal sex among emerging adult gay and bisexual men. The sample was drawn …

Adult Attachment Anxiety Is Protective Against the Effects of Internalized Homophobia on Condomless Sex Among Young Sexual Minority Men: The P18 Cohort Study

SH Cook, EP Wood, F Kapadia… - The Journal of Sex …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Internalized homophobia, or the internalization of negative attitudes toward one's sexual
minority identity, is associated with sexual risk behaviors among young sexual minority men …

Complicated grief and challenges in LGBTQIA+ communities

D Meris - Disenfranchised Grief, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
In this chapter, the author identifies the multiple levels of disenfranchised grief and
developmental trauma experienced by LGBTQIA+ individuals, including the shame and …

Sexual orientation moderates the association between parental overprotection and stress biomarker profiles

SH Cook, JC Pruessner, SJ Lupien… - Psychology & …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Early experiences with parents may be particularly difficult for lesbian, gay and bisexual
(LGB) individuals who face stigma that is linked to potentially distinct stress-related …

[HTML][HTML] Promoting sexual health knowledge through a social workers' mentorship programme: A study of gay young adults

LM Dos Santos - International Journal of Environmental Research and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mentorship of counselling for men who have sex with other men and gay youths is
understudied. The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of how the Mentor …