What’s Sex Got to Do with It? The Role of Sexual Affect in the Relationship Between HIV Stigma and Mental Health
What’s Sex Got to Do with It? The Role of Sexual Affect in the Relationship Between HIV Stigma and Mental Health
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性与艾滋病毒耻辱和心理健康之间的关系有什么关系？
作者：
Julia C. Tomassilli;J. Parsons;S. Golub
本研究试图了解HIV污名对性影响（即性焦虑）的影响，以及性影响在HIV污名与心理健康的关系中所起的作用。参与者是60名艾滋病毒阳性、性活跃的成年人。HIV污名对性焦虑有负面影响。此外，HIV病耻感对心理健康的影响是通过性焦虑介导的。换句话说，艾滋病耻辱感会对个人的性焦虑感产生负面影响，而这些焦虑感又会对心理健康产生负面影响。这些发现强调了理解性行为在艾滋病毒污名化影响中的心理方面的重要性。
This research attempts to understand the effect of HIV stigma on sexual affect (i.e., sexual anxiety) and the role sexual affect plays in the relationship between HIV stigma and mental health. Participants were 60 HIV-positive, sexually active adults. HIV stigma was found to have a negative effect on sexual anxiety. Further, the effect of HIV stigma on mental health was mediated by sexual anxiety. In other words, HIV stigma negatively affects individuals’ anxious feelings about their sexuality, and these feelings negatively impact mental health. These findings highlight the importance of understanding psychological aspects of sexuality in the affect of HIV stigma.