HIV/AIDS risk among young men who use the Internet

描述(由申请人提供)：美国的监测估计表明，年轻男男性行为者(YMSM)中出现了新的艾滋病毒/艾滋病病例。鉴于互联网对推动艾滋病毒/艾滋病研究和通过YMSM的虚拟网络传播艾滋病毒/艾滋病预防计划的承诺，调查者的职业目标是成为一名独立的科学家，为YMSM设计和实施基于互联网的艾滋病毒预防干预措施。这一职业发展奖的重点是加强调查员的互联网研究技能。这位研究人员将把他的新技能应用到一个项目中，该项目探索基督教青年会为什么以及如何使用互联网约会，并测试青年会使用避孕套的意图与艾滋病毒/艾滋病风险之间的关系。每个培训目标都与一项研究活动相匹配。培训目标是：1)掌握互联网数据收集、测量调整和干预措施发展所需的方法战略；2)制定、设计和实施网络调查，其特点是采用前沿的互动改进措施，以保持和最大限度地完成调查；3)熟练地开发和使用心理测量学良好的网络评估，以研究艾滋病毒/艾滋病的风险；4)加强对网络研究道德行为的培训，包括有关招聘、数据收集、管理和安全方面的考虑。以下具体目标指导这项研究计划：1)描述基督教男同性恋者的约会经历，并在他们为预防艾滋病毒/艾滋病提供的机会和限制的背景下讨论这些经历；2)制定(或调整)测量方法，在不同种族的基督教男同性恋者(18-24岁)样本中记录青年男同性恋者的约会经历和与其约会时使用避孕套的意图；3)描述和描述基督教男同性恋者的虚拟社交网络；4)评估关于青年男女同性恋者的浪漫期望和安全套使用与约会的测量的心理测量学特性；5)研究虚拟社会网络特征、恋爱期望、约会时的避孕套使用意向以及艾滋病毒/艾滋病危险因素对迄今使用过互联网的YMSM使用避孕套的预测作用。研究结果将为后续干预措施的发展提供信息。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Surveillance estimates in the US indicate a resurgence of new HIV/AIDS cases among young men who have sex with men (YMSM).The investigator's career goal is to become an independent scientist who designs and implements Internet-based HIV-prevention interventions for YMSM given the Internet's promise for advancing HIV/AIDS research and diffusing HIV/AIDS prevention programs through YMSM's virtual networks. This Career Development Award focuses on strengthening the investigator's Internet research skills. The investigator will apply his new skills in a project that explores why and how YMSM use the Internet for dating and test how YMSM's intentions to use condoms with dates are associated with HIV/AIDS risk. Each training goal is matched to a research activity. Training goals are to:1) Master methodological strategies required for Internet- based data collection, measurement adaptation and intervention development;2) Develop, design and implement web-surveys that feature cutting-edge interactive enhancements to retain and maximize survey completion;3) Become proficient in the development and use of psychometrically-sound web-based assessments to study HIV/AIDS risk;4) Advance his training in the ethical conduct of web research, including considerations regarding recruitment, and data collection, management and security. The following specific aims guide the research proposal to: 1) Describe YMSM's dating experiences and discuss these experiences in the context of the opportunities and limitations they present for HIV/AIDS prevention; 2) Develop (or adapt) measures that capture YMSM's dating experiences and intentions to use condoms with their dates in an ethnically-diverse sample of YMSM (ages 18-24); 3) Describe and characterize YMSM's virtual social networks; 4) Assess the psychometric properties of measures regarding YMSM's romantic expectations and condom use with dates; and 5) Examine the role of virtual social networks characteristics, romantic expectations, condom use intentions with dates, and HIV/AIDS risk factors as predictors of condom use among YMSM who use the Internet to date. Findings will inform the development of a subsequent intervention.