Sexual Orientation, Religious Coping, and Drug Use in a Sample of HIV-Infected African-American Men Living in the Southern USA.
Sexual Orientation, Religious Coping, and Drug Use in a Sample of HIV-Infected African-American Men Living in the Southern USA.
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居住在美国南部的感染艾滋病毒的非裔美国男性样本中的性取向、宗教应对和吸毒情况。
DOI：
10.1007/s10943-019-00791-0
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发表时间：
2019
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2.8
通讯作者：
Meade,ChristinaS
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作者：
Skalski,LindaM;Martin,Bianca;Meade,ChristinaS
宗教信仰和灵性信仰与普通人群中毒品使用的减少有关，但尚不清楚这种关系是否适用于性少数群体。这项研究调查了感染艾滋病毒的非裔美国男性样本(40名异性恋者；，性少数)的宗教应对、药物使用和性取向之间的关系。大多数参与者(76%)报告说他们“适度”或“非常”信教。我们没有发现宗教应对或性取向对吸毒频率的主要影响。然而，积极的宗教应对和性取向之间存在交互作用。在异性恋者中，积极的宗教应对方式与吸毒频率呈负相关。然而，这种关系在性少数群体中并不显著。研究结果表明，生活在南方的感染艾滋病毒的非洲裔美国性少数群体可能需要额外的应对资源，以减少对毒品使用的脆弱性。
Religiosity and spirituality are associated with reduced drug use in the general population, but it is unclear whether this relationship generalizes to sexual minorities. This study investigated the relationship between religious coping, drug use, and sexual orientation in a sample of HIV-infected African-American men (40 heterosexuals; 64 sexual minorities). Most participants (76%) reported being “moderately” or “very” religious. We found no main effect of religious coping or sexual orientation on frequency of drug use. However, there was an interaction between positive religious coping and sexual orientation. Among heterosexuals, positive religious coping was inversely associated with frequency of drug use. However, this relationship was not significant among sexual minorities. Findings suggest HIV-infected African-American sexual minorities living in the South may need additional coping resources to decrease vulnerability to drug use.