Yang Cui, Latkin Carl, Tobin Karin, Patterson Jocelyn, Spikes Pilgrim
Johns-Hopkins School of Public Health.
J Community Psychol. 2013 May;41(4):435-445. doi: 10.1002/jcop.21548.
Men who have sex with men (MSM) experience greater mental health problems as compared with heterosexual populations. Informal social support plays a critical role in emotional well-being. The primary goal of this article is to examine the relationship between depressive symptoms and received social support from family, friends, and sex partners within the social network from a sample of 188 African American MSM in Baltimore, Maryland. We found that receiving emotional support from a family member or a sex partner was associated with reduced odds of having depressive symptoms. Receiving financial support from a family member or a friend was associated with increased odds of having depressive symptoms. The results suggest the importance of emotional support provided by family and sex partner in mental health and the potential value of training African American MSM in skills to enhance the quality of the relationships.
与异性恋人群相比，男男性行为者（MSM）面临更多心理健康问题。非正式社会支持对情绪健康起着关键作用。本文的主要目的是从马里兰州巴尔的摩市188名非裔美国男男性行为者样本中，研究社交网络中来自家人、朋友和性伴侣的社会支持与抑郁症状之间的关系。我们发现，从家庭成员或性伴侣那里获得情感支持与出现抑郁症状的几率降低有关。从家庭成员或朋友那里获得经济支持与出现抑郁症状的几率增加有关。研究结果表明了家庭和性伴侣提供的情感支持对心理健康的重要性，以及对非裔美国男男性行为者进行技能培训以提高人际关系质量的潜在价值。
