San Diego State University, Department of Psychology, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182, USA.
San Diego State University, Department of Psychology, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182, USA; San Diego State University, UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Addict Behav. 2019 Feb;89:15-19. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.08.034. Epub 2018 Sep 1.
Latino sexual minority men (SMM) may be a group disproportionately at risk for substance use than heterosexual Latino men and non-Latino SMM. As religiosity may be a culturally relevant factor, the current study aimed to explore the association of three subcomponents of religiosity: organizational religious activity (ORA; i.e., public religious activity), non-organizational religious activity (NORA; i.e., private religious activity), and intrinsic religiosity (IR; i.e., personal commitment to one's religion) in predicting illicit substance use.
Participants were 151 Latino SMM recruited from San Diego County (M = 24.18 years of age, SD = 3.19), who completed online self-report questionnaires in English or Spanish. Binary outcome variables represented use of illicit substances in the past month vs. no use. Religiosity was assessed using the three subscales (ORA, NORA, and IR) of the Duke University Religion Index (DUREL). Acculturation was controlled for using the Bidimensional Acculturation Scale for Hispanics.
ORA was associated with opiates (OR = 1.53, p = .04). NORA was associated with cocaine (OR = 1.69, p = .01), opiates (OR = 1.56, p = .04), amphetamines (OR = 1.67, p = .02), and sedatives (OR = 2.33, p = .001). IR was associated with amphetamines (OR = 1.34, p = .03).
NORA is positively associated with multiple illicit substances, and may represent greater internalization of anti-gay religious doctrines compared to other components of religiosity in Latino SMM. An intersectional approach addressing religious and sexual minority identity may be useful in substance use treatment for Latino SMM.
与异性恋拉丁裔男性和非拉丁裔性少数男性相比，拉丁裔性少数男性（SMM）可能是一个不成比例地面临药物使用风险的群体。由于宗教信仰可能是一个与文化相关的因素，本研究旨在探讨宗教信仰的三个亚成分与非法药物使用之间的关系：组织宗教活动（ORA；即公共宗教活动）、非组织宗教活动（NORA；即私人宗教活动）和内在宗教信仰（IR；即个人对宗教的承诺）。
参与者是从圣地亚哥县招募的 151 名拉丁裔性少数男性（M=24.18 岁，SD=3.19），他们使用英语或西班牙语在线完成了自我报告问卷。二项结果变量代表过去一个月内使用非法药物与未使用的情况。宗教信仰使用杜克大学宗教指数（DUREL）的三个亚量表（ORA、NORA 和 IR）进行评估。使用双维度西班牙裔文化适应量表控制文化适应。
ORA 与鸦片类药物（OR=1.53，p=0.04）有关。NORA 与可卡因（OR=1.69，p=0.01）、鸦片类药物（OR=1.56，p=0.04）、安非他命（OR=1.67，p=0.02）和镇静剂（OR=2.33，p=0.001）有关。IR 与安非他命（OR=1.34，p=0.03）有关。
NORA 与多种非法药物呈正相关，与宗教信仰的其他成分相比，它可能代表了对反同性恋宗教教义的更大内化。解决宗教和性少数群体身份的交叉方法可能对拉丁裔性少数男性的药物使用治疗有用。
