Latino Sexual Beliefs Scale: An Exploratory Factor Analysis of Latino Men Who Have Sex With Men.
Latino Sexual Beliefs Scale: An Exploratory Factor Analysis of Latino Men Who Have Sex With Men.
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拉丁裔性信念量表：对男男性行为的拉丁裔男性的探索性因素分析。
DOI：
10.1007/s10508-017-0988-3
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发表时间：
2018
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Zea,MariaCecilia
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作者：
Zeglin,RobertJ;Hergenrather,KennethC;Poppen,PaulJ;Choi,Jaehwa;Reisen,Carol;Zea,MariaCecilia
危险性行为背后的催化力量是关注降低艾滋病毒风险的公共卫生研究人员非常感兴趣的领域。社会认知理论认为，性信仰是此类影响因素的一个可行例子。认识到文化在形成此类性信念方面发挥着重要作用，并试图了解拉丁裔男男性行为者 (MSM) 所面临的独特艾滋病毒风险，本文对 13 项拉丁裔性信念量表 (LSBS) 进行了探索性因素分析，该量表是一项大型研究的一部分，旨在调查 482 名出生于巴西、哥伦比亚和多米尼加共和国、居住在美国的 MSM 样本中安全套使用的预测因素。目前的分析确定了 LSBS 中的两个心理测量因素，即“浪漫紧急”（包含 6 个项目，平均负荷为 0.62）和“性默认”（包含 7 个项目，平均负荷为 0.57）。这是对 13 项 LSBS 进行的第一个因素分析，代表了第一个已知的与拉丁裔 MSM 使用安全套相关的拉丁裔文化性信仰的定量衡量标准。对未来研究的影响包括进一步验证、在探索性信仰对安全套使用的作用的研究中的应用，以及艾滋病毒风险降低干预措施中可能的主题目标。
The catalyzing forces behind risky sexual behavior are a rich area of interest for public health researchers concerned with reducing HIV risk. Social cognitive theory would suggest that sexual beliefs are a viable example of one such influential agent. Recognizing that culture plays an important role in forming such sexual beliefs, and seeking to understand the unique HIV risks present for Latino men who have sex with men (MSM), this article presents an exploratory factor analysis of the 13-item Latino Sexual Beliefs Scale (LSBS) created as part of a larger study to investigate predictors of condom use among a sample of 482 MSM born in Brazil, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic and living in the U.S. The current analysis identified two psychometric factors in the LSBS as Romantic Exigency (containing six items with a mean loading of .62) and Sexual Acquiescence (containing seven items with a mean loading of .57). This is the first factor analysis conducted on the 13-item LSBS and represents the first known quantitative measure of Latino cultural sexual beliefs related to condom use for Latino MSM. Implications for future research include further validation, use in studies exploring the role of sexual beliefs on condom use, and possible thematic targets in HIV risk reduction interventions.