Whyte James, Whyte Maria D, Cormier Eileen
The Florida State University College of Nursing, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2008 Nov-Dec;19(6):423-31. doi: 10.1016/j.jana.2008.08.001.
The phenomenon of down low sex, wherein men involved in monogamous relationships with women seek extrarelationship sexual relations with men, has gained recognition in recent years. This study addressed the issue of down low sex in a group of African American women whose long-term sexual partners had become infected with HIV during extramarital sexual encounters with men. A grounded theory methodology was used to explore the experiences of 11 women in individual interviews that were sensitive to the intimate nature of their experiences. Themes shown in the data focused on (a) being betrayed and losing trust; (b) reflecting upon the features of the past relationship; (c) seeking the positive aspects of the past relationship; (d) being ashamed before God, community, and family; and (e) assuming the caregiver role and sharing the burden of illness. The study identified the strong influence of positive long-term relationships on life decisions of women following a diagnosis of HIV, despite the extrarelationship sexual activities of their partners.
“低调性爱”现象是指与女性保持一夫一妻制关系的男性寻求与男性发生婚外性关系，近年来这一现象已得到认可。本研究探讨了一群非裔美国女性中的“低调性爱”问题，这些女性的长期性伴侣在与男性的婚外性接触中感染了艾滋病毒。采用扎根理论方法，通过对11名女性进行个别访谈来探索她们的经历，访谈对她们经历的私密性质很敏感。数据中呈现的主题集中在：（a）被背叛和失去信任；（b）反思过去关系的特点；（c）寻找过去关系中的积极方面；（d）在上帝、社区和家人面前感到羞耻；（e）承担照顾者角色并分担疾病负担。该研究确定了积极的长期关系对女性在被诊断出感染艾滋病毒后的生活决策有强大影响，尽管其伴侣有婚外性活动。
