Racialized Sexual Discrimination (RSD) and Psychological Well-being among Young Sexual Minority Men of Color (YSMMoC)

年轻性少数有色人种男性中的种族化性别歧视 (RSD) 和心理健康 (YSMMoC)

• 批准号: 10622325
• 负责人: Ryan M. Wade
• 金额: $ 15.96万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-05-14 至 2025-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10622325
• 关键词: Address; Advanced Development; Alcohol abuse; Area; Asian; Attention; Black race; Data; Development; Dimensions; Discrimination; Eating Behavior; Equation; Ethnic Origin; Ethnic Population; Exclusion; Exposure to; Factor Analysis; Feeling; Foundations; Goals; Health; Health Promotion; Institute of Medicine (U.S.); Intervention; LGBT Health; Latino; Life; Linear Regressions; Loneliness; Measurement; Measures; Mental Depression; Mental Health; Methods; Modeling; Outcome; Population; Property; Psychological Impact; Psychometrics; Public Health; Race; Reporting; Research; Research Personnel; Risk; Sampling; Seminal; Sexual Health; Sexual and Gender Minorities; Structure; Surveys; Testing; United States National Institutes of Health; Validation; Vulnerable Populations; Well in self; Work; black men; depressive symptoms; experience; gender minority group; health disparity populations; health equity; innovation; intersectionality; member; men; men of color; microaggression; minority stress; minority stressor; mobile application; novel; perceived discrimination; phenomenological models; psychologic; psychological distress; psychosocial; racial population; racism; recruit; response; satisfaction; self esteem; sexual minority; sexual minority health; sexual minority men; sociodemographic factors; sound; theories; therapy development; virtual; virtual environment; web site

PROJECT SUMMARY The use of virtual sociosexual networking venues (e.g., mobile apps and websites) to find intimate partners is near ubiquitous among young sexual minority (SM) men. However, little attention has been paid to the unique discriminatory phenomena that occur in online spaces, and how these experiences impact the mental health of young sexual minority men of color (YSMMoC). One such phenomenon that has been understudied is Racialized Sexual Discrimination (RSD), defined as the sexualized discriminatory treatment that YSMMoC encounter online when looking for intimate partners. RSD, also referred to as `sexual racism,' is widespread within these spaces, and may be a part of the broader constellation of race-based micro-aggressions that YSMMoC encounter in their daily lives. Thus, YSMMoC who regularly use virtual spaces to meet intimate partners may be at elevated risk for poor psychosocial outcomes. To date, the few studies that have quantitatively investigated RSD have not used validated scales that capture the multiple aspects of RSD that are unique to online settings. To address these gaps, the PI launched an exploratory mixed-methods study to develop and test a multi-dimensional scale of RSD with young Black SM men and examine the associations between RSD and psychological well-being. Exploratory factor analyses of the initial scale revealed an 8-factor structure. The scale was found to be reliable and psychometrically sound, and four factors of RSD were negatively associated with depressive symptoms and feelings of self-worth. Additional research is needed, however, to examine the psychometric properties of the RSD scale for other YSMMoC and the predictive validity of RSD to a more comprehensive set of indicators of psychological well-being. Thus, the goal of the current study is to further advance the development and validation of a novel, multidimensional scale of RSD in an online sample of N=1,500 YSMMoC. The specific aims are to: (1) perform a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and reliability analysis with N=500 Black men using structural equation models; (2) test for measurement invariance across racial/ethnic groups by performing additional CFAs and reliability analyses among a sample of N=500 Latino and N=500 Asian men; and (3) examine the relationship between RSD factors and four indicators of psychological well-being, e.g., depression, loneliness, self-worth and life satisfaction. Our examination of RSD is guided by Minority Stress Theory and Intersectionality, two conceptual frameworks prioritized in the Institute of Medicine's seminal report on LGBT health. Addressing experiences of discrimination among YSMMoC is a high-priority area for NIH, and psychological functioning among this population remains a significant public health concern. Thus, developing a robust and comprehensive measure of RSD will significantly advance health equity research aimed at mitigating the negative effects of discrimination on the mental health of YSMMoC. This work will lay the foundation for future research that examines intersectional minority stressors that are experienced online, and ultimately inform the development of interventions that are both culturally-tailored, and specific to virtual environments.

项目概要 使用虚拟社会性网络场所（例如移动应用程序和网站）来寻找亲密伴侣是 在年轻的性少数（SM）男性中几乎无处不在。然而，其独特的功能却很少受到关注。 网络空间中发生的歧视现象，以及这些经历如何影响人们的心理健康 年轻的性少数有色人种男性 (YSMMoC)。一种尚未得到充分研究的现象是种族化 性别歧视（RSD），定义为 YSMMoC 在网上遇到的性别歧视待遇 在寻找亲密伴侣时。 RSD，也称为“性种族主义”，在这些空间中广泛存在， 并且可能是 YSMMoC 在他们的活动中遇到的更广泛的基于种族的微侵略的一部分。 日常生活。因此，经常使用虚拟空间与亲密伴侣会面的 YSMMoC 可能面临较高的风险 不良的心理社会结果。迄今为止，定量研究 RSD 的少数研究尚未 使用经过验证的量表来捕获 RSD 的多个方面，这些方面是在线设置所独有的。致地址 针对这些差距，PI 发起了一项探索性混合方法研究，以开发和测试多维量表 与年轻的黑人 SM 男性进行 RSD 的研究，并研究 RSD 与心理健康之间的关联。 初始量表的探索性因素分析揭示了 8 因素结构。发现该量表是可靠的 且心理测量学上合理，RSD 的四个因素与抑郁症状呈负相关， 自我价值感。然而，还需要进行更多的研究来检验心理测量特性 其他 YSMMoC 的 RSD 量表以及 RSD 对更全面的指标集的预测有效性 心理健康。因此，当前研究的目标是进一步推进开发和验证 N=1,500 YSMMoC 在线样本中新颖的多维 RSD 量表。具体目标是： (1) 使用结构对 N=500 名黑人进行验证性因素分析 (CFA) 和可靠性分析 方程模型； (2) 通过执行额外的 CFA 来测试跨种族/族裔群体的测量不变性 对 N=500 名拉丁裔和 N=500 名亚洲男性样本进行可靠性分析； (3) 检查关系 RSD 因素与心理健康的四个指标（例如抑郁、孤独、自我价值和 生活满意度。我们对 RSD 的检查以少数群体压力理论和交叉性理论（两个理论）为指导 医学研究所关于 LGBT 健康的开创性报告中优先考虑的概念框架。寻址 YSMMoC 中的歧视经历是 NIH 的高度优先领域，并且心理功能 在这一人群中，仍然是一个重大的公共卫生问题。因此，开发一个强大而全面的 RSD 衡量标准将显着推进旨在减轻健康公平性研究的负面影响 对 YSMMoC 心理健康的歧视。这项工作将为未来的研究奠定基础 检查在线经历的交叉少数压力源，并最终为发展提供信息 既针对文化量身定制又针对虚拟环境的干预措施。