Ethnic-racial differences in psychological stress related to gay lifestyle among HIV-positive men Journal Article
| Authors: | Siegel, K.; Epstein, J. A. |
| Article Title: | Ethnic-racial differences in psychological stress related to gay lifestyle among HIV-positive men |
| Abstract: | To examine whether there were any ethnic-racial differences among 144 HIV-infected gay men (47 Caucasian, 48 African-American, and 49 Puerto Rican) on psychological stressors related to the gay lifestyle, responses to the Gay Lifestyle Hassles scale were analyzed. The African-American and Puerto Rican men reported significantly higher scores on frequency of Gay Lifestyle Hassles and cumulated severity of Gay Lifestyle Hassles over-all than Caucasian men. The results suggest that HIV-infected ethnic-minority gay men were more prone to psychological stress related to the gay lifestyle than HIV-infected Caucasian gay men, which may have negative consequences for their mental and physical health. © Psychological Reports 1996. |
| Keywords: | adult; comparative study; human immunodeficiency virus infection; age factors; age; adaptive behavior; psychological aspect; adaptation, psychological; homosexuality; homosexuality, male; ethnic group; mental stress; stress, psychological; psychometrics; psychometry; race; lifestyle; life style; continental population groups; ethnic groups; hiv seropositivity; humans; human; male; article |
| Journal Title: | Psychological Reports |
| Volume: | 79 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| ISSN: | 0033-2941 |
| Publisher: | Sage Publications |
| Date Published: | 1996-08-01 |
| Start Page: | 303 |
| End Page: | 312 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.2466/pr0.1996.79.1.303 |
| PUBMED: | 8873819 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 22 November 2017 -- Source: Scopus |
