Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing, Lubbock, Texas, USA.
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2011;32(3):146-57. doi: 10.3109/01612840.2010.538813.
Ethnic minority males experience a disproportionate prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and HIV. Few studies have explored the beliefs that frame romantic relationships in which sexual behavior occurs. The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of romantic relationships for young ethnic minority men who partner with adolescent women with high-risk sexual histories and the beliefs about romantic relationships that underlie these relationship choices. A phenomenologic approach was used. Two semi-structured interviews were completed with six Mexican American and two African American young adult males 19 to 26 years of age. Participants struggled to balance a desire to maintain physical and psychological closeness with partners with a desire to distance from partners in the face of unmet psychological needs. Recognition of how males struggle to balance getting needs met in romantic relationships will be necessary for the provision of culturally relevant care for males and their partners.
少数民族男性中，性传播感染和 HIV 的流行率过高。很少有研究探讨影响发生性行为的浪漫关系的信念。本研究旨在探索与具有高风险性行为史的少女发生性关系的年轻少数民族男性的浪漫关系体验，以及这些关系选择所依据的浪漫关系信念。本研究采用现象学方法。对 6 名 19 至 26 岁的墨西哥裔美国人和 2 名非裔美国年轻成年男性进行了两次半结构化访谈。参与者努力在维持与伴侣的身体和心理亲密关系的愿望与在面对未满足的心理需求时与伴侣保持距离的愿望之间取得平衡。认识到男性在平衡浪漫关系中的需求满足方面所面临的困境，对于为男性及其伴侣提供文化相关的关怀是必要的。
