Jillian R Scheer
Biographic Data
| ID | 1939787 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jillian R Scheer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jillian R |
| FAMILY NAME | Scheer |
| SIGNATURE | SCHEER J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Syracuse University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7311-5904 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 42 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
A Mobile Counseling Program for Gay and Bisexual Men’s Mental, Behavioral, and Sexual Health in Eastern Europe
In Romania, the HIV epidemic attributed to male-to-male sexual contact is high, due to multiple sociocultural manifestations of stigma toward gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM), which is associated with inadequate HIV prevention. The current analyses describe the results of an intervention aiming to reduce HIV risk and heavy alcohol use, and improve mental health and minority stress-related outcomes, among GBM in Romania. Be…
The Healthy Families Bright Futures Program
LGBTQ+ teens face elevated risk for dating violence and alcohol use, but few efficacious programs exist to address these risks. The Healthy Families Bright Futures (HFBF) program is a recently developed group online dating violence and alcohol use prevention program for LGBTQ+ teens and their caregivers. The HFBF program includes evidence-based prevention strategies, as well as focuses on increasing community and pride in one's identity among tee…
Associations Between Gender and Sexuality Characteristics of Cisgender Bisexual Women and Risk of Sexual Assault
Objective: Research consistently documents disproportionately high rates of sexual assault among bisexual women, one of the fastest growing sexual minority demographic groups in the United States. This study seeks to better understand how bisexual women's position as both women and sexual minority people may heighten their risk for sexual assault. Method: Using data from 165 bisexual women in the Chicago Health and Life Experience of Women (CHLEW…
Advancing minority stress detection with transformers
Individuals from sexual and gender minority groups experience disproportionately high rates of poor health outcomes and mental disorders compared to their heterosexual and cisgender counterparts, largely as a consequence of minority stress as described by Meyer’s (Psychol Bull 129(5):674, 2003) model. This study presents the first comprehensive evaluation of transformer-based architectures for detecting minority stress in online discourse. We ben…
Contexts and motives of intimate partner violence among sexual and gender minority young adults assigned female at birth
Intimate partner violence (IPV), including physical violence, psychological aggression, and coercive control, is highly prevalent among sexual and gender minority young adults assigned female at birth (SGM-AFAB). However, we know little about the contexts in which IPV occurs (e.g., overall tenor of the relationship in which IPV occurred, immediate precursors to IPV incidents) or the motives behind acts of IPV. Aiming to address these gaps in the …
An Analysis of Mpox Communication on Reddit vs Twitter During the 2022 Mpox Outbreak
High-risk polysubstance use among LGBTQ+ people who use drugs in the United States
Structural determinants of tailored behavioral health services for sexual and gender minorities in the United States, 2010 to 2020
Because SGM-tailored programming facilitates access to healthcare and the current study found longitudinal associations between structural stigma and the availability of SGM-tailored programming in substance use treatment facilities, our findings support claims that reducing structural stigma increases access to behavioral health treatment specifically and healthcare generally among SGM people. This study's findings also indicate the importance o…
Preventing adverse childhood experiences among sexual and gender minority youth
PTSD Symptoms and Hazardous Drinking Indicators among Trauma-Exposed Sexual Minority Women during Heightened Societal Stress
Trauma-exposed sexual minority women (SMW) are at elevated risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and hazardous drinking compared to trauma-exposed heterosexual women. To understand whether these problems might be exacerbated during times of elevated societal stress, we collected data from a New York-based sample of trauma-exposed SMW between April 2020 and August 2020, a period of notable, compounding societal stressors, including: (a) liv…
Mental health, alcohol use, and substance use correlates of sexism in a sample of gender-diverse sexual minority women
Gender-based stressors (e.g., sexism) are rooted in hegemonic masculinity, a cultural practice that subordinates women and stems from patriarchal social structures and institutions. Sexism has been increasingly documented as a key driver of mental and behavioral health issues among women, yet prior research has largely focused on heterosexual women. The current study examined associations between sexism and mental health (i.e., psychological dist…
Emotion regulation in context
Although expressive flexibility (i.e., the ability to engage in expressive enhancement and suppression in accordance with situational demands) has been increasingly recognized as an important source of resilience, its role in the context of stigma coping remains under-investigated. The present research examined the role of expressive flexibility as a potential buffer in the association between perceptions of sexual orientation-related discriminat…
Syndemic Profiles and Sexual Minority Men’s HIV-Risk Behavior
Sexual violence as a mediator of sexual orientation disparities in alcohol use, suicidality, and sexual-risk behaviour among female youth
Sexual violence exposure represents a serious public health issue among female youth given its association with female youths' engagement in health-risk behaviours. Sexual minority female youth are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence exposure, alcohol use, suicidality, and sexual-risk behaviour. Using the population-based 2017 Youth Risk Behaviour Survey, we examined sexual violence as a mediator of sexual orientation disparities in health…
Psychometric validation of the identity abuse scale among LGBTQ individuals
Identity abuse (IA) comprises a set of abuse tactics that exploit discriminatory systems including homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia (Tesch & Berkerian, 2015). This study examined the factorial validity of the IA Scale (Woulfe & Goodman, 2018) with a large independent sample of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals. Participants included 1,049 LGBTQ‐identified participants ( M age = 27.3, 71.9% White, 52.6% cisgen…
GSA advisors' self-efficacy related to LGBT youth of color and transgender youth
Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) serve lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and heterosexual youth from diverse backgrounds. Although some attention has been given to youth members in general, little attention has been given to adult advisors. Among 47 GSA advisors from 33 high schools (39 cisgender female, 8 cisgender male), the authors examined advisors' self-efficacy to address issues pertinent to LGBT youth of color and transgender youth s…
Gay‐Straight Alliances Vary on Dimensions of Youth Socializing and Advocacy
Gay‐Straight Alliances (GSAs) are school‐based youth settings that could promote health. Yet, GSAs have been treated as homogenous without attention to variability in how they operate or to how youth are involved in different capacities. Using a systems perspective, we considered two primary dimensions along which GSAs function to promote health: providing socializing and advocacy opportunities. Among 448 students in 48 GSAs who attended six regi…
Short-Term Prospective Effects of Homophobic Victimization on the Mental Health of Heterosexual Adolescents
Predicting Homophobic Behavior Among Heterosexual Youth
Predicting Homophobic Behavior Among Heterosexual Youth
GSA advisors' self-efficacy related to LGBT youth of color and transgender youth
Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) serve lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and heterosexual youth from diverse backgrounds. Although some attention has been given to youth members in general, little attention has been given to adult advisors. Among 47 GSA advisors from 33 high schools (39 cisgender female, 8 cisgender male), the authors examined advisors' self-efficacy to address issues pertinent to LGBT youth of color and transgender youth s…
Short-Term Prospective Effects of Homophobic Victimization on the Mental Health of Heterosexual Adolescents
Gay‐Straight Alliances Vary on Dimensions of Youth Socializing and Advocacy
Gay‐Straight Alliances (GSAs) are school‐based youth settings that could promote health. Yet, GSAs have been treated as homogenous without attention to variability in how they operate or to how youth are involved in different capacities. Using a systems perspective, we considered two primary dimensions along which GSAs function to promote health: providing socializing and advocacy opportunities. Among 448 students in 48 GSAs who attended six regi…
Psychometric validation of the identity abuse scale among LGBTQ individuals
Identity abuse (IA) comprises a set of abuse tactics that exploit discriminatory systems including homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia (Tesch & Berkerian, 2015). This study examined the factorial validity of the IA Scale (Woulfe & Goodman, 2018) with a large independent sample of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals. Participants included 1,049 LGBTQ‐identified participants ( M age = 27.3, 71.9% White, 52.6% cisgen…
Syndemic Profiles and Sexual Minority Men’s HIV-Risk Behavior
Sexual violence as a mediator of sexual orientation disparities in alcohol use, suicidality, and sexual-risk behaviour among female youth
Sexual violence exposure represents a serious public health issue among female youth given its association with female youths' engagement in health-risk behaviours. Sexual minority female youth are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence exposure, alcohol use, suicidality, and sexual-risk behaviour. Using the population-based 2017 Youth Risk Behaviour Survey, we examined sexual violence as a mediator of sexual orientation disparities in health…
Mental health, alcohol use, and substance use correlates of sexism in a sample of gender-diverse sexual minority women
Gender-based stressors (e.g., sexism) are rooted in hegemonic masculinity, a cultural practice that subordinates women and stems from patriarchal social structures and institutions. Sexism has been increasingly documented as a key driver of mental and behavioral health issues among women, yet prior research has largely focused on heterosexual women. The current study examined associations between sexism and mental health (i.e., psychological dist…
Emotion regulation in context
Although expressive flexibility (i.e., the ability to engage in expressive enhancement and suppression in accordance with situational demands) has been increasingly recognized as an important source of resilience, its role in the context of stigma coping remains under-investigated. The present research examined the role of expressive flexibility as a potential buffer in the association between perceptions of sexual orientation-related discriminat…
Predicting Homophobic Behavior Among Heterosexual Youth
Short-Term Prospective Effects of Homophobic Victimization on the Mental Health of Heterosexual Adolescents
Gay‐Straight Alliances Vary on Dimensions of Youth Socializing and Advocacy
Gay‐Straight Alliances (GSAs) are school‐based youth settings that could promote health. Yet, GSAs have been treated as homogenous without attention to variability in how they operate or to how youth are involved in different capacities. Using a systems perspective, we considered two primary dimensions along which GSAs function to promote health: providing socializing and advocacy opportunities. Among 448 students in 48 GSAs who attended six regi…
GSA advisors' self-efficacy related to LGBT youth of color and transgender youth
Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) serve lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and heterosexual youth from diverse backgrounds. Although some attention has been given to youth members in general, little attention has been given to adult advisors. Among 47 GSA advisors from 33 high schools (39 cisgender female, 8 cisgender male), the authors examined advisors' self-efficacy to address issues pertinent to LGBT youth of color and transgender youth s…
Sexual violence as a mediator of sexual orientation disparities in alcohol use, suicidality, and sexual-risk behaviour among female youth
Sexual violence exposure represents a serious public health issue among female youth given its association with female youths' engagement in health-risk behaviours. Sexual minority female youth are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence exposure, alcohol use, suicidality, and sexual-risk behaviour. Using the population-based 2017 Youth Risk Behaviour Survey, we examined sexual violence as a mediator of sexual orientation disparities in health…
Psychometric validation of the identity abuse scale among LGBTQ individuals
Identity abuse (IA) comprises a set of abuse tactics that exploit discriminatory systems including homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia (Tesch & Berkerian, 2015). This study examined the factorial validity of the IA Scale (Woulfe & Goodman, 2018) with a large independent sample of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals. Participants included 1,049 LGBTQ‐identified participants ( M age = 27.3, 71.9% White, 52.6% cisgen…
Preventing adverse childhood experiences among sexual and gender minority youth
PTSD Symptoms and Hazardous Drinking Indicators among Trauma-Exposed Sexual Minority Women during Heightened Societal Stress
Trauma-exposed sexual minority women (SMW) are at elevated risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and hazardous drinking compared to trauma-exposed heterosexual women. To understand whether these problems might be exacerbated during times of elevated societal stress, we collected data from a New York-based sample of trauma-exposed SMW between April 2020 and August 2020, a period of notable, compounding societal stressors, including: (a) liv…
Mental health, alcohol use, and substance use correlates of sexism in a sample of gender-diverse sexual minority women
Gender-based stressors (e.g., sexism) are rooted in hegemonic masculinity, a cultural practice that subordinates women and stems from patriarchal social structures and institutions. Sexism has been increasingly documented as a key driver of mental and behavioral health issues among women, yet prior research has largely focused on heterosexual women. The current study examined associations between sexism and mental health (i.e., psychological dist…
Emotion regulation in context
Although expressive flexibility (i.e., the ability to engage in expressive enhancement and suppression in accordance with situational demands) has been increasingly recognized as an important source of resilience, its role in the context of stigma coping remains under-investigated. The present research examined the role of expressive flexibility as a potential buffer in the association between perceptions of sexual orientation-related discriminat…
Syndemic Profiles and Sexual Minority Men’s HIV-Risk Behavior
Structural determinants of tailored behavioral health services for sexual and gender minorities in the United States, 2010 to 2020
Because SGM-tailored programming facilitates access to healthcare and the current study found longitudinal associations between structural stigma and the availability of SGM-tailored programming in substance use treatment facilities, our findings support claims that reducing structural stigma increases access to behavioral health treatment specifically and healthcare generally among SGM people. This study's findings also indicate the importance o…
High-risk polysubstance use among LGBTQ+ people who use drugs in the United States
An Analysis of Mpox Communication on Reddit vs Twitter During the 2022 Mpox Outbreak
Associations Between Gender and Sexuality Characteristics of Cisgender Bisexual Women and Risk of Sexual Assault
Objective: Research consistently documents disproportionately high rates of sexual assault among bisexual women, one of the fastest growing sexual minority demographic groups in the United States. This study seeks to better understand how bisexual women's position as both women and sexual minority people may heighten their risk for sexual assault. Method: Using data from 165 bisexual women in the Chicago Health and Life Experience of Women (CHLEW…
Advancing minority stress detection with transformers
Individuals from sexual and gender minority groups experience disproportionately high rates of poor health outcomes and mental disorders compared to their heterosexual and cisgender counterparts, largely as a consequence of minority stress as described by Meyer’s (Psychol Bull 129(5):674, 2003) model. This study presents the first comprehensive evaluation of transformer-based architectures for detecting minority stress in online discourse. We ben…
Contexts and motives of intimate partner violence among sexual and gender minority young adults assigned female at birth
Intimate partner violence (IPV), including physical violence, psychological aggression, and coercive control, is highly prevalent among sexual and gender minority young adults assigned female at birth (SGM-AFAB). However, we know little about the contexts in which IPV occurs (e.g., overall tenor of the relationship in which IPV occurred, immediate precursors to IPV incidents) or the motives behind acts of IPV. Aiming to address these gaps in the …
A Mobile Counseling Program for Gay and Bisexual Men’s Mental, Behavioral, and Sexual Health in Eastern Europe
In Romania, the HIV epidemic attributed to male-to-male sexual contact is high, due to multiple sociocultural manifestations of stigma toward gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM), which is associated with inadequate HIV prevention. The current analyses describe the results of an intervention aiming to reduce HIV risk and heavy alcohol use, and improve mental health and minority stress-related outcomes, among GBM in Romania. Be…
The Healthy Families Bright Futures Program
LGBTQ+ teens face elevated risk for dating violence and alcohol use, but few efficacious programs exist to address these risks. The Healthy Families Bright Futures (HFBF) program is a recently developed group online dating violence and alcohol use prevention program for LGBTQ+ teens and their caregivers. The HFBF program includes evidence-based prevention strategies, as well as focuses on increasing community and pride in one's identity among tee…
LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (15 works) · Psychology (15 works) · Clinical Psychology (12 works) · Social Psychology (12 works) · Medicine (10 works) · Sexual minority (10 works) · Sexual orientation (10 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works)