University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, 1603 W.Taylor (M/C 923), Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
J Health Soc Behav. 2010 Mar;51(1):30-47. doi: 10.1177/0022146509361176.
The purpose of this study is to contribute to the conceptual understanding and practical application of social integration theory to health behaviors. We test whether community involvement in AIDS and GLBT organizations moderates the relationship of racial and homosexual stigmata to sexual risk behavior among gay and bisexual men and transgender persons of Latin American origin or descent. We use structural equation modeling to analyze data from a sample of 643 individuals recruited via respondent-driven sampling. Among those not involved in community organizations, homosexual and racial stigmata are related to sexual activity under the influence of alcohol and drugs, which is linked to sexual risk behavior. Among the involved group, the stigmata are not linked to sexual activity under the influence of alcohol and drugs, or to sexual risk behavior. The moderating role of community involvement seems to be more salient in those currently involved than those ever involved.
本研究旨在为社会融合理论在健康行为方面的概念理解和实际应用做出贡献。我们检验了社区参与艾滋病和同性恋、双性恋和跨性别组织是否会调节种族和同性恋耻辱感与拉丁裔或拉丁裔起源的男同性恋和双性恋男性以及跨性别者的性风险行为之间的关系。我们使用结构方程模型来分析通过回应者驱动抽样招募的 643 名个体的样本数据。在未参与社区组织的人群中,同性恋和种族耻辱感与受酒精和毒品影响的性行为有关,而性行为与性风险行为有关。在参与群体中,耻辱感与受酒精和毒品影响的性行为或性风险行为无关。社区参与的调节作用在目前参与的人群中似乎比以往参与的人群更为显著。