The Relationship of Religiosity, Spirituality, Substance Abuse, and Depression Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)

HIV infection rates continue to disproportionately affect Black men who have sex with men (Black MSM) compared to other groups. Research has shown that higher rates of substance use and higher levels of depression are positively correlated with higher sexual risk behavior, and little research has ex...

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1. VerfasserIn: Watkins, Tommie L. (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Simpson, Cathy (BeteiligteR) ; Cofield, Stacey S. (BeteiligteR) ; Davies, Susan (BeteiligteR) ; Kohler, Connie (BeteiligteR) ; Usdan, Stuart (BeteiligteR)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2016]
In: Journal of religion and health
Jahr: 2016, Band: 55, Heft: 1, Seiten: 255-268
RelBib Classification:AG Religiöses Leben; materielle Religion
NCH Medizinische Ethik
weitere Schlagwörter:B Spirituality
B Black men who have sex with men (Black MSM)
B Depression
B Substance Abuse
B Religiosity
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Zusammenfassung:HIV infection rates continue to disproportionately affect Black men who have sex with men (Black MSM) compared to other groups. Research has shown that higher rates of substance use and higher levels of depression are positively correlated with higher sexual risk behavior, and little research has examined relationships between high levels of religiosity and spirituality prevalent in Black culture and issues of substance use and depression among Black MSM. This study did just that and found a relationship between religiosity, spirituality, and risk behavior. These relationships suggest that future HIV prevention models might incorporate religiosity and spirituality to increase the efficacy of risk reduction interventions for Black MSM.
ISSN:1573-6571
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-015-0101-y