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Papers by DEVON KIMBALL

Nebraska Symposium on Motivation/The Nebraska symposium on motivation, 2024

Sexuality research & social policy/Sexuality research and social policy, May 7, 2024

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, Nov 30, 2023

International journal of transgender health, Jul 6, 2024

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

We examined transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) people's reports of their therapy experiences ov... more We examined transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) people's reports of their therapy experiences over the course of a year. We explored how participants' therapists integrated discussions about current events, as well as their more general perspectives on helpful and unhelpful experiences. A total of 107 participants provided data on these questions at least once over 12 months of surveys (M age = 33.79; 70.1% White), reflecting on their current therapy experiences. Through thematic analysis of qualitative data, the following themes were constructed regarding discussing sociopolitical events: (a) facilitating coping via bearing witness to clients' internal experiences and implementing other therapeutic interventions; (b) moving beyond the individual by integrating identity, systems, or contexts; (c) feeling disconnected and misunderstood. We grouped participants' helpful experiences into the following themes: (1) availability, connection, and therapeutic approaches facilitate positive experiences; (2) the necessity of knowledge, education, and affirmation of TGD identities; (3) helpful therapy means seeing the world in which clients live. We grouped participants' unhelpful experiences into the following themes: (1) logistical issues can interfere with therapy; (2) lack of depth and disconnection results in subpar therapy; (3) insufficient understandings of TGD identities results in potentially harmful practices. These findings deepen understandings of how to integrate discussions about current events into therapy and provide competent and affirming care to TGD clients. Public Significance Statement General therapeutic skills are essential to the quality of care transgender clients receive, but so are identity-specific factors. Therapists can improve their work with transgender clients by attending to how sociopolitical contexts and identity shape lived experiences.

International Journal of Transgender Health

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Archives of Suicide Research, 2021

Objective: We examined sadness/hopelessness and suicide among racial/ethnic and sexual minority y... more Objective: We examined sadness/hopelessness and suicide among racial/ethnic and sexual minority youth (SMY).Methods: 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) data on sadness/hopelessness and suicide were analyzed among White, Black, and Hispanic/Latino youth.Results: A main effect of sexual minority (SM) identity emerged for sadness/hopelessness, suicidal ideation, suicide plan, suicide attempts, and injurious attempts; SMY reported increased risk compared to their heterosexual peers. An interaction between Black race and SM identity emerged for sadness/hopelessness, suicidal ideation, and suicide plan; White SMY were at greater risk than Black SMY. A main effect of Black race on suicide attempts was found; Black youth reported increased risk of suicide attempts compared to White youth.Conclusions: Black SMY exhibited lower risk of sadness/hopelessness, suicide ideation, and suicide plans than their White SMY peers, whereas Black youth overall were more likely to report suicide attempts than their White peers.HIGHLIGHTSThere was an interaction of sexual minority identity and race (Black or White) for three outcomes.SM and Black identities were associated with higher risk for suicide attempts.Only SM identity was associated with increased risk of injurious suicide attempts.

Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 2021

AIDS and Behavior, 2020

Latino sexual minority men (SMM) have high HIV incidence rates but report low pre-exposure prophy... more Latino sexual minority men (SMM) have high HIV incidence rates but report low pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use. Medical mistrust predicts lower medical care use and could contribute to decreased PrEP engagement. This study examines how medical mistrust relates to the PrEP cascade among 151 Latino SMM aged 18-29. Logistic regressions were employed with medical mistrust predicting PrEP awareness, willingness, current use, and adherence. Greater medical mistrust was associated with decreased odds of all outcomes and may represent a barrier to PrEP engagement for Latino SMM. Further research should explore whether reducing medical mistrust among Latino SMM could increase PrEP engagement. Resumen Los hombres de sexualidad minoría latinos (HSML) tienen altas tasas de VIH, pero reportan bajo uso de profilaxis preexposición (PrEP). La desconfianza médica (DM) predice menor uso de atención médica y podría contribuir a menor uso de PrEP. Este estudio examina cómo la DM se relaciona con la cascada de PrEP entre 151 HSML. Se realizaron regresiones logísticas con DM prediciendo conocimiento, disposición, uso y adherencia de PrEP. Alta DM se asoció con menos probabilidad de todos los resultados y puede representar una barrera hacia PrEP. Futuras Terms of use and reuse: academic research for non-commercial purposes, see here for full terms. https://www.springer.com/aamterms-v1

Body Image, 2019

Latino sexual minority men (SMM) have elevated anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) misuse in compar... more Latino sexual minority men (SMM) have elevated anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) misuse in comparison to their heterosexual and non-Latino peers. Within a gender role framework, desire to present as masculine through heightened muscularity may be related to increased AAS misuse. To assess the association between AAS misuse and a culturally-distinct masculinity, this study examined the relationship of two aspects of machismo, traditional machismo and caballerismo, with AAS misuse in the past month. Participants were 141 young adult Latino SMM recruited from the San Diego area. Participants completed a self-report questionnaire online in English or Spanish, which included measures of machismo and AAS misuse. Out of 141 participants, 27 reported AAS misuse (19.1%). Traditional machismo was positively associated with AAS misuse and caballerismo was negatively associated with AAS misuse. Traditional machismo, which emphasizes dominance, may be positively associated with AAS misuse due to its facilitation of muscle development, which could enable physical intimidation; greater musculature may also counteract assumptions about femininity and sexual orientation. Caballerismo may be negatively associated with AAS by providing a flexible masculinity model that emphasizes social cohesion over dominance. Future AAS misuse interventions could include values-based work and cognitive restructuring of masculinity schemas.