Stress and Coping with Racism and Their Role in Sexual Risk for HIV Among African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, and Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 411-420

  Han, Chong Suk ^a   Ayala, George ^b   Paul, Jay P ^c   Boylan, Ross ^c   Gregorich, Steven E ^c   Choi, Kyung Hee ^c  

^a MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Global Forum on MSM and HIV   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; HIV risk; Men who have sex with men; Sexual orientation; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ASIAN AMERICAN; ETHNOLOGY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RACISM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSMISSION; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN AMERICANS; FOCUS GROUPS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RACISM; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939894537     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: 15732800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-014-0331-1     Document Type: Article

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