Age cohort differences in the effects of gay-related stigma, anxiety and identification with the gay community on sexual risk and substance use

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 340-349

  Lelutiu Weinberger, Corina ^a   Pachankis, John E ^a,b   Golub, Sarit A ^a,c,d   Walker, Ja'Nina J ^e   Bamonte, Anthony J ^a   Parsons, Jeffrey T ^a,c,d,f  

^a Center for HIV AIDS Educational Studies and Training   (United States)

^b YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Gay and bisexual men; Gay community; Sexual risk; Stigma; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK-TAKING; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872683720     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-0070-4     Document Type: Article

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