Publications

Mereish, E. H. (2024). Oppression-based stress and alcohol inequities among sexual and gender minority people: An intersectional multilevel framework. Alcohol Research: Current Reviews, 44(1). doi: 10.35946/arcr.v44.1.05

Mereish, E. H., Abramson, J. R., Lee, H., & Watson, R. J. (2024). Intersectional oppression-based stress, drinking to cope motives, and alcohol use and hazardous drinking among sexual and gender minority adolescents who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. LGBT health. doi: 10.1089/lgbt.2024.0023.

Mereish, E. H., Miranda, R. (2024). Vicarious heterosexism-based stress induces alcohol, nicotine, and cannabis craving and negative affect among sexual minority young adults: An experimental study. Neurobiology of Stress, 32. doi: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2024.100668.

Flynn, S. S., Touhey, S., Sullivan, T. R., & Mereish, E. H. (2024). Queer and transgender joy: A daily diary qualitative study of positive identity factors among sexual and gender minority adolescents. Psychology Of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. doi: 10.1037/sgd0000733

Parnes, J. E., Le, T. P., Mereish, E. H., & Miranda, R., Jr. (2024). Daily associations between resilience factors, substance use, and affect among sexual minority youth. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. doi: 10.1037/adb0000998

Renley, B. M., Argenyi, M. S., Mereish, E. H., Watson, R. J. (2024).Experiences of stress and social safety among sexual and gender minority youth by disability status. Disability and Health 17(3). doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2024.101614.

McCollum, D. C., Smathers, S. E., Sullivan, T., Jowaheer, Y., & Mereish, E. H. (2024). Associations among intimate partner violence, suicidal ideation, suicide behaviors, non-suicidal self-injury, and psychological well-being in Black American emerging adults. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 00, 1–14. doi: 10.1111/ sltb.13102

Fahey, K.M.L., Cservenka, A., Peltier, M.R., Mereish, E.H. & Dermody, S.S. (2024). An experimental laboratory-based minority stress paradigm for alcohol research among sexual minority women: A pilot study. Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, 48, 345–361. doi: 10.1111/acer.15255

Bishop, M. D., Moran, S. A., Turpin, R. E., Aparicio, E. M., Mereish, E. H., Russell, S. T., & Fish, J. N. (2024). Binge drinking disparities by grade, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Pediatrics, e2023063978. doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-063978

Mereish, E. H., Peters, J. R., Brick, L. A. D., Killam, M. A., & Yen, S. (2023). A daily diary study of minority stressors, suicidal ideation, nonsuicidal self-injury ideation, and affective mechanisms among sexual and gender minority youth. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. doi: 10.1037/abn0000813

Mereish, E. H., Fish, J. N., & Watson, R. J. (2023). Intersectional Minority Stress and Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Use Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents of Color: Moderating Role of Family Support. LGBT Health. doi: 10.1089/lgbt.2021.0430

Argenyi, M. S., Mereish, E. H., & Watson, R. J. (2023). Mental and physical health disparities among sexual and gender minority adolescents based on disability status. LGBT Health, 10(2), 130-137. doi: 10.1089/lgbt.2022.0032

Parnes, J. E., Mereish, E. H., Meisel, S. N., Padovano, H. T., & Miranda Jr, R. (2023). In the presence of parents: parental heterosexism and momentary negative affect and substance craving among sexual minority youth. Journal of Adolescent Health, 72(2), 230-236. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.09.029

Janssen, T., Gamarel, K. E., Mereish, E. H., Colby, S. M., Haikalis, M., & Jackson, K. M. (2023). Associations among enacted stigma, perceived chances for success, life satisfaction, and substance use among sexual minority and heterosexual youth. Substance Use & Misuse, 58(9), 1121-1131. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2023.2212282

Feinstein, B. A., Mereish, E. H., Mamey, M. R., Chang, C. J., & Goldbach, J. T. (2023). Age differences in the associations between outness and suicidality among LGBTQ+ youth. Archives of Suicide Research, 27(2), 734–748. doi: 10.1080/13811118.2022.2066493

Mereish, E.H., Cox, D.J. & Goldbach, J.T. (2023). Heterosexist bullying victimization and perpetration and substance use among heterosexual adolescents. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 30, 431–437. doi: 10.1007/s12529-022-10109-2

Mereish, E. H., Treloar Padovano, H., Parlette, B., & Miranda Jr, R. (2022). Momentary Associations Among Minority Stress, Craving, Affect, and Nicotine Use Among Sexual Minority Youth. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 1-15. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2022.2093208

Mereish, E. H., Cox, D. J., & Goldbach, J. T. (2022). Heterosexist bullying victimization and perpetration and substance use among heterosexual adolescents. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 1-7. doi: 10.1007/s12529-022-10109-2

Mereish, E. H., Feinstein, B. A., Mamey, M. R., & Goldbach, J. T. (2022). Characteristics and perceptions of sexual and gender minority youth who utilized a national sexual and gender minority-focused crisis service. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention. 43(2), 127–134. doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000765
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Mereish, E. H., Parra, L. A., Watson, R. J., & Fish, J. N. (2022). Subtle and intersectional minority stress and depressive symptoms among sexual and gender minority adolescents of color: Mediating role of self-esteem and sense of mastery. Prevention Science, 23(1), 142-153. doi: 10.1007/s11121-021-01294-9

Feinstein, B. A., Mereish, E. H., Mamey, M. R., Chang, C. J., & Goldbach, J. T. (2022). Age differences in the associations between outness and suicidality among LGBTQ+ Youth. Archives of Suicide Research, 1-15. doi: 10.1080/13811118.2022.2066493

Harris, J. C., Mereish, E. H., Faulkner, M. L., Assari, S., Choi, K., Leggio, L., & Farokhnia, M. (2022). Racial Differences in the Association Between Alcohol Drinking and Cigarette Smoking: Preliminary Findings From an Alcohol Research Program. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 57(3), 330-339. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agab038

Kiekens, W. J., & Mereish, E. H. (2022). The association between daily concealment and affect among sexual and gender minority adolescents: the moderating role of family and peer support. Journal of Adolescent Health, 70(4), 650-657. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.11.019

Nutbeam, M., & Mereish, E. H. (2022). Negative attitudes and beliefs toward the# MeToo movement on Twitter. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(15-16), NP13018-NP13044.

Woulfe, J. M., Mereish, E. H., & Katz-Wise, S. L. (2022). Social Support as a Mediator of Anti-Bisexual Prejudice and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 23(1), 124-139. doi: 10.1080/15299732.2021.1989107

Mereish, E. H., Miranda, R., Liu, Y., & Hawthorne, D. (2021). A daily diary study of minority stress and negative and positive affect among racially diverse sexual minority adolescents. Journal of Counseling Psychology. doi:10.1037/cou0000556

Mereish, E. H., & Miranda, R. (2021). A preliminary experimental study of minority stress, startle reactivity, and alcohol use among heavy drinking sexual minority young adults. Substance Use and Misuse, 56. 162-168. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2020.1846197

Mereish, E.H., Taylor, M.S. (2021). Sexual and Gender Minority People’s Physical Health and Health Risk Behaviors. In: Nadal, K.L., Scharrón-del Río, M.R. (eds) Queer Psychology. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-74146-4_5

Jhe, G. B., Mereish, E. H., Gordon, A. R., Woulfe, J. M., & Katz-Wise, S. L. (2021). Associations between anti-bisexual minority stress and body esteem and emotional eating among bi+ individuals: The protective role of individual-and community-level factors. Eating Behaviors, 43, 101575. doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2021.101575

Mann, I., Jenzer, T., Miranda Jr, R., & Mereish, E. H. (2021). Minority Stress and Nicotine Use and Dependence among Sexual Minority Youth. Substance Use & Misuse, 56(14), 2264-2268. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2021.1972315

Scheer, J. R., & Mereish, E. H. (2021). Intimate partner violence and illicit substance use among sexual and gender minority youth: The protective role of cognitive reappraisal. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(21-22), 9956-9976. doi: 10.1177/0886260519881001

Wyman Battalen, A., Mereish, E. H., Putney, J., Sellers, C.M., Gushwa, M., & McManama O’Brien, K. H. (2021). Associations of discrimination, suicide ideation severity and attempts, and depressive symptoms among sexual and gender minority youth. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 42. 301-308. doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000718

Mereish, E. H., Cox, D, Harris, J., Anderson, Q., & Hawthorne, D. (2020). Familial influences, shame, guilt, and depression among sexual minority adolescents. Family Relations. doi: 10.1111/fare.12514

Mereish, E. H., & Goldstein, C. M. (2020). Minority stress and cardiovascular disease risk among sexual minorities: Mediating effects of diminished sense of mastery. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 27, 726–736. doi:10.1007/s12529-020-09919-z

Livingston, N.A., Flentje, A., Brennan, J., Mereish, E. H., Reed, O., Cochran, B.N. (2020). Real-time associations between discrimination and anxious and depressed mood among sexual and gender minorities: The moderating effects of lifetime victimization and identity concealment. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 7. 132-141. doi: 10.1037/sgd0000371

Mereish, E. H., Sheskier, M., Hawthorne, D. J., Goldbach, J. T. (2019). Sexual orientation disparities in mental health and substance use among Black American young people in the U.S.A.: Effects of cyber and bias-based victimization. Culture, Health and Sexuality, 21, 985-998. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2018.1532113

Mereish, E. H., & Miranda, R. (2019). Exposure to stigma elicits negative affect and alcohol craving among young adult sexual minority heavy drinkers. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 43, 1263-1272. doi: 10.1111/acer.14055

Mereish, E. H. (2019). Substance use and misuse among sexual and gender minority youth. Current Opinion in Psychology, 30, 123-127. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2019.05.002

Mereish, E. H., Peters, J. R., Yen, S. (2019). Minority stress and relational mechanisms of suicide among sexual minorities: Subgroup differences in the associations between heterosexist victimization, shame, rejection sensitivity, and suicide risk. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 49, 547-550. doi: 10.1111/sltb.12458

Doan Van, E. E., Mereish, E. H., Woulfe, J., Katz-Wise, S. L. (2019). Perceived discrimination, coping mechanisms, and effects on health in bisexual and other non-monosexual adults. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48, 159-174. doi: 10.1007/s10508-018-1254-z

Miranda, R., Wemm, S. E., Treloar Padovano, H., Carpenter, R. W., Emery, N. N., Gray, J. C., Mereish, E. H. (2019). Weaker memory performance exacerbates stress-induced cannabis craving in youths’ daily lives. Clinical Psychological Science, 7. 1094-1108. doi: 10.1177/2167702619841976

Peters, J.R., Mereish, E.H., Krek, M.A., Chuong, A., Ranney, M.L., Solomon, J.B., Spirito, A., & Yen, S. (2019). Sexual orientation differences in non-suicidal self-injury, suicidality, and psychosocial factors among an inpatient psychiatric sample of adolescents. Psychiatry Research, 284. doi: 0.1016/j.psychres.2019.112664

Scheer, J. R., Mereish, E. H. (2019). Intimate partner violence and illicit substance use among sexual and gender minority youth: The moderating role of emotion regulation. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 10. doi: 10.1177/0886260519881001

Woodward, E. N., Cunningham, J. L., Flynn, A. W. P., Mereish, E. H., Banks, R. J., Landes, S. J., Kirchner, J. E., & Pantalone, D. W. (2019). Sexual minority men want provider behavior consistent with attitudes and norms during patient-provider interactions regarding HIV prevention. Psychology, Health, and Medicine 25. 354-367. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2019.1656338

Yen, S., Ranney, M. L., Krek, M., Peters, J. R., Mereish, E. H., Tezanos, K. M., Kahler, C. W., Solomon, J., Beard, C., Spirito, A. (2019). Skills to enhance positivity in suicidal adolescents: Results from a pilot randomized clinical trial. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 15. 348-361. doi: 10.1080/17439760.2019.1615105

Peters, J.R., Mereish, E.H., Solomon, J.B., Spirito, A., & Yen, S. (2018). Suicide ideation in adolescents following inpatient hospitalization: Intensity and lability over six months of follow up. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. doi: 10.1111/sltb.12448

Mereish, E. H., Kuerbis, A. N., & Morgenstern, J. (2018). A daily diary study of stressful and positive events, alcohol use, and addiction severity among heavy drinking sexual minority men. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 187, 149-154. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.03.003

Mereish, E. H. (2018). Editorial: Addressing research gaps in sexual and gender minority adolescents' substance use and misuse. Journal of Adolescent Health, 62, 645-646. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2018.03.011

Mereish, E. H., Treloar Padovano, H., Wemm, S., Miranda, R. (2018). Appetitive startle modulation in the human laboratory predicts cannabis craving in the natural environment. Psychopharmacology, 235, 1933-1943. doi:10.1007/s00213-018-4890-z

Puckett, J. A., Mereish, E. H., Levitt, H. M., Horne, S. G., Hayes-Skelton, S. A. (2018). Internalized heterosexism and psychological distress: The moderating effects of decentering. Stigma and Health, 3, 9-15. doi:10.1037/sah0000065

Gamarel, K., Mereish, E. H., Colby, S., Barnett, N., Hayes, K., Jackson, K. (2018). Sexual minority disparities in substance use willingness among youth. Substance Use & Misuse, 53, 170-175. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2017.1327977

Mereish, E. H., Goldbach, J., Burgess, C., DiBello, A. (2017). Sexual orientation, minority stress, social norms, and substance use among racially diverse adolescents. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 178, 49-56. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.04.013

Mereish, E. H., Katz-Wise, S. L., Woulfe, J. (2017). Bisexual-specific minority stressors, psychological distress, and suicidality in bisexual individuals: The mediating role of loneliness. Prevention Science, 18, 716-725. doi:10.1007/s11121-017-0804-2

Kuerbis, A. N., Mereish, E. H., Hayes, M., Davis, C. M., Shao, S., & Morgenstern, J. (2017). Testing cross-sectional and prospective mediators of internalized heterosexism on heavy drinking, alcohol problems, and psychological distress among heavy drinking men who have sex with men. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 78, 113-123.

Goldbach, J., Mereish, E. H, & Burgess, C. (2017). Sexual orientation disparities in the use of emerging drugs. Substance Use & Misuse, 52, 267-271. doi:10.1080/10826084.2016.1223691

Mereish, E. H., N’Cho, H. S., Green, C. G., Jernigan, M., & Helms, J. E. (2016). Discrimination and depressive symptoms among Black American men: Moderated-mediation effects of ethnicity and self-esteem. Behavioral Medicine, 42, 190-196. doi: 10.1080/08964289.2016.1150804

Gamarel, K. E., Mereish, E. H., Manning, D., Iwamoto, M., Operario, D., & Nemoto, T. (2016). Minority stress, smoking patterns, and cessation attempts: Findings from a community-sample of transgender women in the San Francisco Bay Area. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 18, 306-313. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntv066. 

Mereish, E. H., & Poteat, V. P. (2015). A relational model of sexual minority mental and physical health: The negative effects of shame on diminished quality relationships, loneliness, and health. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 63, 425-437. doi: 10.1037/cou0000088

Mereish, E. H., & Poteat, V. P. (2015). The conditions under which growth-fostering friendships promote resilience and alleviate psychological distress among sexual minorities: Applications of relational cultural theory. doi:10.1037/sgd0000121

Mereish, E. H., & Poteat, V. P. (2015). "The conditions under which growth-fostering relationships promote resilience and alleviate psychological distress among sexual minorities: Applications of relational cultural theory." Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 2, 339-344. doi: 10.1037/sgd0000121

Let’s get physical: Sexual orientation disparities in physical activity, sports involvement, and obesity among a population-based sample of adolescents. American Journal of Public Health, 105, 1842-1848. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302682

Mereish, E. H., Lee, J. H., Gamarel, K. E., Zaller, N. D., & Operario, D. (2015). Sexual orientation disparities in psychiatric and drug use disorders among a nationally representative sample of women with alcohol use disorders. Addictive Behaviors, 47, 80-85. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.03.023

Mereish, E. H. (2014). The weight of discrimination: The relationships between heterosexist discrimination and obesity among lesbian women. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 1, 356-360. doi: 10.1037/sgd0000056

Mereish, E. H., & Bradford, J. (2014). Intersecting identities and substance use problems: Sexual orientation, gender, race, and lifetime substance use problems. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 75, 179-188. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2014.75.179 

Mereish, E. H., O'Cleirigh, C., & Bradford, J. (2014). Interrelationships between LGBT-based victimization, suicide, and substance use problems in a diverse sample of sexual and gender minorities. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 19, 1-13. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2013.780129