Research projects
Research aims & OBJECTIVES
(1) Identity risk and protective factors linked with psychological health (i.e., depression/anxiety, posttraumatic stress, suicidality) and substance use outcomes among Latiné LGBTQ+ individuals.
(2) Apply intersectional frameworks to understand structural and psychological factors related to health and well-being among LGBTQ+ people of color.
(3) Engage in community-based collaborations to co-create diverse interventions geared towards increasing well-being, reducing suffering, and promoting equity among marginalized communities.
SEMILLA Project
PI: Rentería
This project aims to explore the impact of oppression-based stress on substance use, physical health, and mental health outcomes among Latiné LGBTQ+ adults. Using a longitudinal design, we plan to examine associations between minority stress, general stress, and mental health/substance use outcomes.
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS
Rentería, R., Mitzner, J., Kaziyev, D., Livingston, N. A., Bettin, E., & Feinstein, B. A. (2026). Intersectional discrimination, identity conflict, and posttraumatic stress symptoms among bisexual+ people of color. Journal of Traumatic Stress.
Renteria, R., Dyar, C., Macaulay, T., Watson, R. J., & Feinstein, B. A. (2025). Gender Identity Outness, Gender-Based Bullying, and Substance Use Frequency Among Transgender and Nonbinary Youth. Annals of LGBTQ Public and Population Health.
Rentería, R.,Capielo Rosario, C., Feinstein, B. A. (2025).Intersectional discrimination, psychological distress, and physical health among Latine sexual minority adults. Stigma and Health.
Rentería, R., Andersson, C., Bendtsen, M., … Benjet, C. (2025). Mental disorders and sexual orientation among college students in 13 countries with varied levels of LGBTQ+ acceptance. Journal of Psychiatric Research.
Rentería, R.,Feinstein, B. A., Dyar, C., & Watson, R. (2023). Does outness function the same for all sexual minority youth? Testing its associations with different aspects of wellbeing in a sample of youth with diverse sexual identities. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 10(3), 490-497.
Rentería, R., Benjet, C., Gutierrez-Garcia, R. A., … Mortier, P. (2021). Suicide thought and behaviors, non-suicidal self-injury, and perceived life stress among sexual minority Mexican college students. Journal of Affective Disorders, 281, 891–898.
Rentería, R., Benjet, C., Gutiérrez-García, R. A., … Mortier, P. (2021). Prevalence of 12-month mental and substance use disorders in sexual minority college students in Mexico. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 56(2), 247–257.