Walker Ja'Nina J, Longmire-Avital Buffie, Golub Sarit
Department of Psychology.
Health Psychol. 2015 Aug;34(8):841-6. doi: 10.1037/hea0000187. Epub 2014 Dec 22.
Emerging adult Black gay and bisexual men represent intersections of social groups that are greatly impacted by the HIV epidemic (i.e., young, Black, gay/bisexual). Given their vulnerability to HIV, it is imperative to understand how these social identities may also promote resilience, and point to protective factors that may aid in our development of population-specific HIV prevention interventions.
An online survey of the experiences of Black lesbian, gay, and bisexual young adults was administered. The current study assessed the intersection of identities and sexual risk behavior for a subsample of this population; 120 Black gay and bisexual young men (Mage = 21.79, SD = 3.08).
Using hierarchical linear regression, higher levels of racial centrality (degree to which being Black is central to ones identity) and racial public regard (perceptions of societal views toward Black Americans) predicted decreases in risky sexual behavior (total anal sex acts and unprotected anal sex acts).
Researchers and interventionist should consider the ways in which racial centrality may be a critical tool in our efforts to decrease the HIV epidemic among young Black gay and bisexual men in America.
新兴成年黑人男同性恋者和双性恋男性代表了受艾滋病流行影响极大的社会群体的交叉群体（即年轻人、黑人、同性恋/双性恋）。鉴于他们易感染艾滋病病毒，了解这些社会身份如何也能促进复原力，并指出可能有助于我们制定针对特定人群的艾滋病预防干预措施的保护因素至关重要。
对黑人女同性恋、男同性恋和双性恋年轻人的经历进行了一项在线调查。当前研究评估了该人群子样本的身份交叉和性风险行为；120名黑人男同性恋和双性恋年轻人（年龄均值=21.79，标准差=3.08）。
使用分层线性回归，较高水平的种族中心性（黑人身份对个人身份的核心程度）和种族公众评价（对社会对美国黑人看法的认知）预示着危险性行为（总肛交行为和无保护肛交行为）的减少。
研究人员和干预者应考虑种族中心性可能成为我们减少美国年轻黑人男同性恋和双性恋男性中艾滋病流行的关键工具的方式。
