A M Pollitt
Biographic Data
| ID | 52165 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A M Pollitt |
| GIVEN NAMES | A M |
| FAMILY NAME | Pollitt |
| SIGNATURE | POLLITT A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northern Arizona University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5428-2283 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 29 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 196 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 29 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Understanding suicidality among sexual and gender minority youth: Applying the interpersonal psychological theory of suicide
The Interpersonal Psychological Theory of Suicide (IPTS) has been widely applied in suicide research, including studies involving LGBTQ+ people. However, longitudinal tests of the theory, particularly those integrating the moderating role of acquired capability for suicide, remain limited. The present study evaluated the IPTS using a three‐wave longitudinal design with data from 662 LGBTQ+ youth ages 15–21 at baseline located in two major U.S. re…
Relationship satisfaction among plurisexual young adults: Understanding the unique role of identity abuse
Understanding the link between intimate partner violence and relationship satisfaction is important because of prospective links between this type of satisfaction and mental and physical health. The need to better understand experiences of intimate violence among plurisexual people (those who experience sexual and/or romantic attraction to more than one gender) is highlighted by the fact that they disproportionately experience higher levels of in…
Timing of a First Romantic Union Among Sexual Minority Young Adults
Cohabitation and marriage are critical milestones during the transition to adulthood; however, there is limited research on the timing of young adults’ first same-sex unions. There is some evidence that same-sex unions may be delayed, particularly for men. Further, formation of both same- and different-sex dating relationships, common among sexual minority young adults, may also extend to cohabitation and marriage. We used the National Longitudin…
Queer in the Latter Days: An Integrated Model of Sexual and Religious Identity Development Among Former Mormon Sexual Minority Adults
Sexual minority individuals often have complicated relationships with conservative religion, including conflicts between their sexual and religious identities. Sexual minority members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (CJCLDS) experience unique struggles, given the policies and doctrine of the CJCLDS and its commitment to heteronormative family structures and gender roles. A better understanding of the identity development trajec…
Community Engagement Alliance (Ceal) Against Covid-19 Disparities: Academic-community partnership to support workforce capacity building among Arizona community health workers
The COVID-19 pandemic has both highlighted and worsened existing health inequities among communities of color and structurally vulnerable populations. Community Health Workers, inclusive of Community Health Representatives (CHW/Rs) have entered the spotlight as essential to COVID-19 prevention and control. To learn about community experiences and perspectives related to COVID-19 and inform CHW/R workforce capacity building efforts, a series of fo…
The roles of non-heterosexuality outside of identity and gender non-conformity in Allostatic Load among young adults
Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, this study contrasted levels of Allostatic Load at the baseline and change observed between the age 20s and 30s, among self-identified Lesbians/Gays/Bisexuals and heterosexuals with non-heterosexual attraction/behavior (discordant heterosexuals), against heterosexuals without (concordant heterosexuals). In addition, the study tested if Allostatic Load differs for each of the sex…
A review of two decades of LGBTQ‐inclusive research in JSPR and PR
The field of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) relationship science has grown significantly over the past two decades, coinciding with rapid changes in the social acceptance of LGBTQ+ people. However, it is unclear to what extent the top two journals in relationship science, the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships and Personal Relationships , have contributed to the field. In this critical review, we analyzed the 21…
Partnership status and mental health in a nationally representative sample of sexual minorities
Research has consistently shown mental health differences between sexual minority subgroups with bisexual people often reporting higher levels of psychological distress than lesbians and gay men. Relationship status has been suggested, but not well studied, as a potential factor contributing to subgroup differences in mental health. Using a national probability sample of non-transgender sexual minority adults across 3 age cohorts (18-25, 34-41, 5…
Internalized Binegativity, LGBQ + Community Involvement, and Definitions of Bisexuality
Bisexual people can internalize stigma from both heterosexual and gay/lesbian communities, which often occurs in the form of monosexism, the belief that people should only be attracted to one gender. Although community involvement is protective for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer+ (LGBQ+) people, bisexual people may benefit more from bisexual-specific communities than LGBQ+ communities because of monosexism. Further, how bisexual people define …
Changes in disclosure stress and depression symptoms in a sample of lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth
Disclosing a sexual minority (e.g., lesbian, gay, or bisexual) identity to others is an ongoing process throughout life. Research shows that disclosure is stressful, and this stress is related to poorer mental health for sexual minority youth. However, there are few theoretically grounded studies examining disclosure stress and its prospective association with mental health. The current study utilizes two conceptualizations of sexual identity dev…
Support in response to a spouse’s distress: Comparing women and men in same-sex and different-sex marriages
Support for a spouse with psychological distress can be expressed in many different ways. Previous research indicates that support expression is shaped by gender, but we do not know much about how support within marriage is provided in response to a spouse’s distress outside of a different-sex couple context. In this study, we analyze dyadic data from 378 midlife married couples (35–65 years; N = 756 individuals) within the U.S. to examine how me…
Heteronormativity in the Lives of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Young People
Heteronormativity, as defined in queer theory, is the presumption and privileging of heterosexuality. Research on how young people make sense of and narrate heteronormativity in their own lives is needed to inform theories of heteronormativity. Using queer and intersectional frameworks, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 14 sexual and gender minority young people (ages 18 to 24), analyzed using thematic analysis, to examine how young ad…
Predictors and Mental Health Benefits of Chosen Name Use Among Transgender Youth
Chosen name use among transgender youth (youth whose gender identities are different from their sex assigned at birth) can be part of the complex process of aligning gender presentation with gender identity and can promote mental health. However, little is known about the factors that predict whether or not transgender youth have a chosen name and outcomes of chosen name use, especially in specific social contexts. We examined, among a sample of …
Characteristics of schools with and without Gay-Straight Alliances
Research shows that Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) are associated with school climate and student well-being, but it is unclear what school characteristics may account for some of these findings. The current study describes characteristics of schools with and without GSAs. Using a population-based sample of 1360 California public high schools, inferential statistics show that schools with larger enrollment, more experienced teachers, and lower pup…
Differences in how spouses influence each other's alcohol use in same- and different-sex marriages: A daily diary study
The Psychological Toll of Emotion Work in Same-Sex and Different-Sex Marital Dyads
ObjectiveThis study considers how the provision of daily emotion work may affect the psychological well-being of the emotion worker, and how this linkage may vary for men and women in same- and different-sex marriages.BackgroundEmotion work-work intended to bolster a spouse's well-being by reading and managing the spouse's emotional needs-is common within marital relationships and often gendered, with women more aware of and concerned with emotio…
Two Methods for Studying the Developmental Significance of Family Structure Trajectories
ObjectiveThe objective of this research note is to use both sequence analysis (SA) and repeated-measures latent class analysis (LCA) to identify children's family structure trajectories from birth through age 15 and compare how the two sets of trajectories predict alcohol use across the transition from adolescence into young adulthood.BackgroundContemporary family scholars have studied the influence of changes in family structure, often referred …
Chosen Name Use Is Linked to Reduced Depressive Symptoms, Suicidal Ideation, and Suicidal Behavior Among Transgender Youth
Financial Stress and Drinking During the Transition to Adulthood: The Role of Parental Financial Support
We investigated the concurrent and prospective associations between financial stress and drinking during the transition to adulthood in the United States, drawing from two distinct stress and coping perspectives as competing explanations for the direction of associations: the Transaction Model of Stress (TMS) and the Conservation of Resources (CoR) model. Because many emerging adults rely on continuing financial support from parents, we examined …
Improving the field of LGBTQ psychology: Strategies for amplifying bisexuality research
Bisexuality has been critically understudied despite decades of research demonstrating pronounced disparities among bisexual populations. To better understand the state of bisexual research in the field of LGBTQ psychology, we conducted a content analysis of abstracts published in the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity ( PSOGD ). Of 223 articles published in PSOGD , less than 1% were focused on bisexual populations. Many studie…
Marriage, Social Control, and Health Behavior: A Dyadic Analysis of Same-sex and Different-sex Couples
Prior research based on studies of heterosexual populations suggests that men's health benefits more from marriage than women's, in part because women do more than men to influence the health habits of their spouse. We extend this work by using dyadic survey data from 838 spouses in 419 gay, lesbian, and heterosexual marriages to consider differences in social control tactics across same-sex and different-sex couples-that is, how spouses monitor …
Differentiating environmental concern in the context of psychological adaption to climate change
Gender Conformity, Perceptions of Shared Power, and Marital Quality in Same- and Different-Sex Marriages
Research on gender inequality within different-sex marriages shows that women do more unpaid labor than men, and that the perception of inequality influences perceptions of marital quality. Yet research on same-sex couples suggests the importance of considering how gender is relational. Past studies show that same-sex partners share unpaid labor more equally and perceive greater equity than do different-sex partners, and that lesbian, gay, and bi…
Disclosure Stress, Social Support, and Depressive Symptoms Among Cisgender Bisexual Youth
Bisexual youth are at elevated risk for depression when compared with lesbians and gay men. Research on bisexual stigma suggests that these youth are uniquely vulnerable to stress related to sexual identity disclosure. Depression associated with this stress may be buffered by social support from parents and friends. We examined the differential influence of social support from parents and friends (Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale) on the…
Depression and Sexual Orientation During Young Adulthood: Diversity Among Sexual Minority Subgroups and the Role of Gender Nonconformity
Differentiating environmental concern in the context of psychological adaption to climate change
Marriage, Social Control, and Health Behavior: A Dyadic Analysis of Same-sex and Different-sex Couples
Prior research based on studies of heterosexual populations suggests that men's health benefits more from marriage than women's, in part because women do more than men to influence the health habits of their spouse. We extend this work by using dyadic survey data from 838 spouses in 419 gay, lesbian, and heterosexual marriages to consider differences in social control tactics across same-sex and different-sex couples-that is, how spouses monitor …
Heteronormativity in the Lives of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Young People
Heteronormativity, as defined in queer theory, is the presumption and privileging of heterosexuality. Research on how young people make sense of and narrate heteronormativity in their own lives is needed to inform theories of heteronormativity. Using queer and intersectional frameworks, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 14 sexual and gender minority young people (ages 18 to 24), analyzed using thematic analysis, to examine how young ad…
Gender, Emotion Work, and Relationship Quality: A Daily Diary Study
Gender Conformity, Perceptions of Shared Power, and Marital Quality in Same- and Different-Sex Marriages
Research on gender inequality within different-sex marriages shows that women do more unpaid labor than men, and that the perception of inequality influences perceptions of marital quality. Yet research on same-sex couples suggests the importance of considering how gender is relational. Past studies show that same-sex partners share unpaid labor more equally and perceive greater equity than do different-sex partners, and that lesbian, gay, and bi…
Depression and Sexual Orientation During Young Adulthood: Diversity Among Sexual Minority Subgroups and the Role of Gender Nonconformity
Same Data, Different Perspectives: What Is at Stake? Response to Savin-Williams and Joyner (2014a)
Changes in disclosure stress and depression symptoms in a sample of lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth
Disclosing a sexual minority (e.g., lesbian, gay, or bisexual) identity to others is an ongoing process throughout life. Research shows that disclosure is stressful, and this stress is related to poorer mental health for sexual minority youth. However, there are few theoretically grounded studies examining disclosure stress and its prospective association with mental health. The current study utilizes two conceptualizations of sexual identity dev…
Internalized Binegativity, LGBQ + Community Involvement, and Definitions of Bisexuality
Bisexual people can internalize stigma from both heterosexual and gay/lesbian communities, which often occurs in the form of monosexism, the belief that people should only be attracted to one gender. Although community involvement is protective for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer+ (LGBQ+) people, bisexual people may benefit more from bisexual-specific communities than LGBQ+ communities because of monosexism. Further, how bisexual people define …
Predictors and Mental Health Benefits of Chosen Name Use Among Transgender Youth
Chosen name use among transgender youth (youth whose gender identities are different from their sex assigned at birth) can be part of the complex process of aligning gender presentation with gender identity and can promote mental health. However, little is known about the factors that predict whether or not transgender youth have a chosen name and outcomes of chosen name use, especially in specific social contexts. We examined, among a sample of …
Disclosure Stress, Social Support, and Depressive Symptoms Among Cisgender Bisexual Youth
Bisexual youth are at elevated risk for depression when compared with lesbians and gay men. Research on bisexual stigma suggests that these youth are uniquely vulnerable to stress related to sexual identity disclosure. Depression associated with this stress may be buffered by social support from parents and friends. We examined the differential influence of social support from parents and friends (Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale) on the…
Partnership status and mental health in a nationally representative sample of sexual minorities
Research has consistently shown mental health differences between sexual minority subgroups with bisexual people often reporting higher levels of psychological distress than lesbians and gay men. Relationship status has been suggested, but not well studied, as a potential factor contributing to subgroup differences in mental health. Using a national probability sample of non-transgender sexual minority adults across 3 age cohorts (18-25, 34-41, 5…
A Positive View of LGBTQ: Embracing Identity and Cultivating Well‐Being
The Psychological Toll of Emotion Work in Same-Sex and Different-Sex Marital Dyads
ObjectiveThis study considers how the provision of daily emotion work may affect the psychological well-being of the emotion worker, and how this linkage may vary for men and women in same- and different-sex marriages.BackgroundEmotion work-work intended to bolster a spouse's well-being by reading and managing the spouse's emotional needs-is common within marital relationships and often gendered, with women more aware of and concerned with emotio…
Differences in how spouses influence each other's alcohol use in same- and different-sex marriages: A daily diary study
Two Methods for Studying the Developmental Significance of Family Structure Trajectories
ObjectiveThe objective of this research note is to use both sequence analysis (SA) and repeated-measures latent class analysis (LCA) to identify children's family structure trajectories from birth through age 15 and compare how the two sets of trajectories predict alcohol use across the transition from adolescence into young adulthood.BackgroundContemporary family scholars have studied the influence of changes in family structure, often referred …
Support in response to a spouse’s distress: Comparing women and men in same-sex and different-sex marriages
Support for a spouse with psychological distress can be expressed in many different ways. Previous research indicates that support expression is shaped by gender, but we do not know much about how support within marriage is provided in response to a spouse’s distress outside of a different-sex couple context. In this study, we analyze dyadic data from 378 midlife married couples (35–65 years; N = 756 individuals) within the U.S. to examine how me…
Improving the field of LGBTQ psychology: Strategies for amplifying bisexuality research
Bisexuality has been critically understudied despite decades of research demonstrating pronounced disparities among bisexual populations. To better understand the state of bisexual research in the field of LGBTQ psychology, we conducted a content analysis of abstracts published in the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity ( PSOGD ). Of 223 articles published in PSOGD , less than 1% were focused on bisexual populations. Many studie…
Relationship satisfaction among plurisexual young adults: Understanding the unique role of identity abuse
Understanding the link between intimate partner violence and relationship satisfaction is important because of prospective links between this type of satisfaction and mental and physical health. The need to better understand experiences of intimate violence among plurisexual people (those who experience sexual and/or romantic attraction to more than one gender) is highlighted by the fact that they disproportionately experience higher levels of in…
A Positive View of LGBTQ: Embracing Identity and Cultivating Well‐Being
School Environment for LGBTQ/Sexual Minority Youth
Gender, Emotion Work, and Relationship Quality: A Daily Diary Study
Same Data, Different Perspectives: What Is at Stake? Response to Savin-Williams and Joyner (2014a)
Depression and Sexual Orientation During Young Adulthood: Diversity Among Sexual Minority Subgroups and the Role of Gender Nonconformity
Differentiating environmental concern in the context of psychological adaption to climate change
Gender Conformity, Perceptions of Shared Power, and Marital Quality in Same- and Different-Sex Marriages
Research on gender inequality within different-sex marriages shows that women do more unpaid labor than men, and that the perception of inequality influences perceptions of marital quality. Yet research on same-sex couples suggests the importance of considering how gender is relational. Past studies show that same-sex partners share unpaid labor more equally and perceive greater equity than do different-sex partners, and that lesbian, gay, and bi…
Disclosure Stress, Social Support, and Depressive Symptoms Among Cisgender Bisexual Youth
Bisexual youth are at elevated risk for depression when compared with lesbians and gay men. Research on bisexual stigma suggests that these youth are uniquely vulnerable to stress related to sexual identity disclosure. Depression associated with this stress may be buffered by social support from parents and friends. We examined the differential influence of social support from parents and friends (Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale) on the…
Chosen Name Use Is Linked to Reduced Depressive Symptoms, Suicidal Ideation, and Suicidal Behavior Among Transgender Youth
Financial Stress and Drinking During the Transition to Adulthood: The Role of Parental Financial Support
We investigated the concurrent and prospective associations between financial stress and drinking during the transition to adulthood in the United States, drawing from two distinct stress and coping perspectives as competing explanations for the direction of associations: the Transaction Model of Stress (TMS) and the Conservation of Resources (CoR) model. Because many emerging adults rely on continuing financial support from parents, we examined …
Improving the field of LGBTQ psychology: Strategies for amplifying bisexuality research
Bisexuality has been critically understudied despite decades of research demonstrating pronounced disparities among bisexual populations. To better understand the state of bisexual research in the field of LGBTQ psychology, we conducted a content analysis of abstracts published in the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity ( PSOGD ). Of 223 articles published in PSOGD , less than 1% were focused on bisexual populations. Many studie…
Marriage, Social Control, and Health Behavior: A Dyadic Analysis of Same-sex and Different-sex Couples
Prior research based on studies of heterosexual populations suggests that men's health benefits more from marriage than women's, in part because women do more than men to influence the health habits of their spouse. We extend this work by using dyadic survey data from 838 spouses in 419 gay, lesbian, and heterosexual marriages to consider differences in social control tactics across same-sex and different-sex couples-that is, how spouses monitor …
Characteristics of schools with and without Gay-Straight Alliances
Research shows that Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) are associated with school climate and student well-being, but it is unclear what school characteristics may account for some of these findings. The current study describes characteristics of schools with and without GSAs. Using a population-based sample of 1360 California public high schools, inferential statistics show that schools with larger enrollment, more experienced teachers, and lower pup…
Differences in how spouses influence each other's alcohol use in same- and different-sex marriages: A daily diary study
The Psychological Toll of Emotion Work in Same-Sex and Different-Sex Marital Dyads
ObjectiveThis study considers how the provision of daily emotion work may affect the psychological well-being of the emotion worker, and how this linkage may vary for men and women in same- and different-sex marriages.BackgroundEmotion work-work intended to bolster a spouse's well-being by reading and managing the spouse's emotional needs-is common within marital relationships and often gendered, with women more aware of and concerned with emotio…
Two Methods for Studying the Developmental Significance of Family Structure Trajectories
ObjectiveThe objective of this research note is to use both sequence analysis (SA) and repeated-measures latent class analysis (LCA) to identify children's family structure trajectories from birth through age 15 and compare how the two sets of trajectories predict alcohol use across the transition from adolescence into young adulthood.BackgroundContemporary family scholars have studied the influence of changes in family structure, often referred …
Partnership status and mental health in a nationally representative sample of sexual minorities
Research has consistently shown mental health differences between sexual minority subgroups with bisexual people often reporting higher levels of psychological distress than lesbians and gay men. Relationship status has been suggested, but not well studied, as a potential factor contributing to subgroup differences in mental health. Using a national probability sample of non-transgender sexual minority adults across 3 age cohorts (18-25, 34-41, 5…
Internalized Binegativity, LGBQ + Community Involvement, and Definitions of Bisexuality
Bisexual people can internalize stigma from both heterosexual and gay/lesbian communities, which often occurs in the form of monosexism, the belief that people should only be attracted to one gender. Although community involvement is protective for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer+ (LGBQ+) people, bisexual people may benefit more from bisexual-specific communities than LGBQ+ communities because of monosexism. Further, how bisexual people define …
Changes in disclosure stress and depression symptoms in a sample of lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth
Disclosing a sexual minority (e.g., lesbian, gay, or bisexual) identity to others is an ongoing process throughout life. Research shows that disclosure is stressful, and this stress is related to poorer mental health for sexual minority youth. However, there are few theoretically grounded studies examining disclosure stress and its prospective association with mental health. The current study utilizes two conceptualizations of sexual identity dev…
Support in response to a spouse’s distress: Comparing women and men in same-sex and different-sex marriages
Support for a spouse with psychological distress can be expressed in many different ways. Previous research indicates that support expression is shaped by gender, but we do not know much about how support within marriage is provided in response to a spouse’s distress outside of a different-sex couple context. In this study, we analyze dyadic data from 378 midlife married couples (35–65 years; N = 756 individuals) within the U.S. to examine how me…
Heteronormativity in the Lives of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Young People
Heteronormativity, as defined in queer theory, is the presumption and privileging of heterosexuality. Research on how young people make sense of and narrate heteronormativity in their own lives is needed to inform theories of heteronormativity. Using queer and intersectional frameworks, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 14 sexual and gender minority young people (ages 18 to 24), analyzed using thematic analysis, to examine how young ad…
Predictors and Mental Health Benefits of Chosen Name Use Among Transgender Youth
Chosen name use among transgender youth (youth whose gender identities are different from their sex assigned at birth) can be part of the complex process of aligning gender presentation with gender identity and can promote mental health. However, little is known about the factors that predict whether or not transgender youth have a chosen name and outcomes of chosen name use, especially in specific social contexts. We examined, among a sample of …
Community Engagement Alliance (Ceal) Against Covid-19 Disparities: Academic-community partnership to support workforce capacity building among Arizona community health workers
The COVID-19 pandemic has both highlighted and worsened existing health inequities among communities of color and structurally vulnerable populations. Community Health Workers, inclusive of Community Health Representatives (CHW/Rs) have entered the spotlight as essential to COVID-19 prevention and control. To learn about community experiences and perspectives related to COVID-19 and inform CHW/R workforce capacity building efforts, a series of fo…
The roles of non-heterosexuality outside of identity and gender non-conformity in Allostatic Load among young adults
Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, this study contrasted levels of Allostatic Load at the baseline and change observed between the age 20s and 30s, among self-identified Lesbians/Gays/Bisexuals and heterosexuals with non-heterosexual attraction/behavior (discordant heterosexuals), against heterosexuals without (concordant heterosexuals). In addition, the study tested if Allostatic Load differs for each of the sex…
A review of two decades of LGBTQ‐inclusive research in JSPR and PR
The field of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) relationship science has grown significantly over the past two decades, coinciding with rapid changes in the social acceptance of LGBTQ+ people. However, it is unclear to what extent the top two journals in relationship science, the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships and Personal Relationships , have contributed to the field. In this critical review, we analyzed the 21…
Psychology (26 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (19 works) · Social Psychology (17 works) · Sociology (14 works) · Developmental psychology (13 works) · Social Psychology (13 works) · Clinical Psychology (12 works) · Lesbian (11 works) · Clinical Psychology (9 works) · Homosexuality (9 works)