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- Title
Stress Contagion and Proliferation in Diverse Cisgender Gay Couples: Influences of Sexual Minority Stressors and Race on High-Risk Behaviors.
- Authors
Dai, Minhao; Chen, Tianen
- Abstract
Previous studies on minority stress suggest that internalized anti-gay prejudice and masculinity are positively related to high-risk behaviors, including heavy alcohol consumption, drug use/abuse, and high-risk sex, among sexual minority men. However, less is known about the dyadic influences of these relations among cisgender male couples. The current study aims to address this gap and explore the effects of marginalized racial status and being in an interracial relationship on these associations. We recruited 296 cisgender men from the United States who were in a relationship with another man. Of those 296 individuals, 103 couples (n = 206) completed a dyadic survey. Using both individual and dyadic datasets, we tested the associations between internalized anti-gay prejudice and masculinity and high-risk behaviors at both individual- and couple-levels, along with the racial moderators. We used path modeling and actor-partner interdependence modeling to analyze the results. The results demonstrated that internalized anti-gay prejudice was positively associated with drug use and high-risk sexual behaviors at the individual level, as well as at the dyadic level (i.e., partner effects). Moreover, participants who identified as a racially marginalized person and scored higher on internalized anti-gay prejudice were more likely to use drugs and to positively influence their partner's high-risk sexual behaviors. Theoretical contributions to the minority stress models (both individual and dyadic versions) and practical implications for risk mitigation interventions were discussed.
- Subjects
MINORITY stress; SEXUAL minorities; CISGENDER people; GAY couples; RISK-taking behavior; INTERRACIAL dating; MASCULINITY; INTERNALIZED homophobia
- Publication
Sex Roles, 2023, Vol 89, Issue 1/2, p48
- ISSN
0360-0025
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11199-023-01378-6