Getting by with a Little Help from Our Friends: The Role of Social Support in Addressing HIV-related Mental Health Disparities among Sexual Minorities in the Lower Rio Grande Valley
| Autor: | Ruben D Martinez, Alvaro Marquez, Paloma Flores, Gladys Marroquin, Dora A Martinez, Andy Torres, Akiko Kamimura, Rachel M. Schmitz, Jennifer Tabler, Karina Gonzalez, Laryssa Mykyta |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Social Psychology Adolescent Sexual Behavior Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 050109 social psychology Friends HIV Infections medicine.disease_cause Education Gender Studies 03 medical and health sciences Social support Sexual and Gender Minorities Young Adult Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Longitudinal Studies Heterosexuality General Psychology Depression (differential diagnoses) 030505 public health Depression 05 social sciences Homosexuality Female Social Support General Medicine Hispanic or Latino Middle Aged medicine.disease Minority stress Mental health Texas Sexual minority Mental Health Bisexuality Female Homophobia Lesbian 0305 other medical science Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of homosexuality. 68(2) |
| ISSN: | 1540-3602 |
| Popis: | This study examines how social support and perceived discrimination influence depressive symptoms of sexual minorities (including, lesbian, gay, bisexual-identifying individuals, and others with same-sex sexual partners) relative to heterosexual peers, while considering the role of HIV-positive status. We surveyed low-income, predominantly Hispanic/Latino/as residents receiving STI-testing and/or HIV/AIDS care in the lower Rio Grande Valley of southernmost Texas. Respondents aged 18+ took a self-administered survey in English or Spanish in a clinic waiting room (N= 273). Based on OLS regression, HIV-positive status (OLS coefficient = 2.54, p< .01) and social support (OLS coefficient = -0.17, p< .001) were significant predictors of depressive symptoms among sexual minorities, but not those who identified as heterosexual. Perceived discrimination was uniquely associated with increased depressive symptoms among sexual minorities (interaction coefficient = 0.21, p< .05). Clinicians treating sexual minority patients for depression should consider developing and applying resources tailored to individuals' level of social support and ongoing experiences of social discrimination. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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