ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2015
The role of sexual expectancies of substance use as a mediator between adult attachment and drug use among gay and bisexual men.
Article in Drug and alcohol dependence, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Clients' perceptions of motivational interviewing with couples: A qualitative examination of male couples' statements to counselors in session.Counselling and psychotherapy research · 2024Article
- Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the PrEP Sexual Expectancies (PSEXS) Scale.AIDS and behavior · 2021Article
- Relationship functioning and substance use in same-sex male couples.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2019Article
- Internalized Homophobia and Drug Use in a National Cohort of Gay and Bisexual Men: Examining Depression, Sexual Anxiety, and Gay Community Attachment as Mediating Factors.Archives of sexual behavior · 2018Article
- Modeling Interpersonal Correlates of Condomless Anal Sex among Gay and Bisexual Men: An Application of Attachment Theory.Archives of sexual behavior · 2017Article
- Utilization of dating apps by men who have sex with men for persuading other men toward substance use.Psychology research and behavior management · 2017Article
- The Integrated Attachment and Sexual Minority Stress Model: Understanding the Role of Adult Attachment in the Health and Well-Being of Sexual Minority Men.Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.)Article
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Abstract
backgroundResearch exploring substance use in gay and bisexual men has increasingly paid attention to interpersonal dynamics and relational concerns associated with the use of substances. The current study explored the role of adult attachment style on drug use as well as the potential mediating role of sexual expectancies of substance use among gay and bisexual men.
methodsOnline survey data were gathered from 122 gay and bisexual men across the U.S., with a mean age of 33 years. All participants were HIV-negative and identified their relationship status as single. Survey measures included attachment style, sexual expectancies of substance use, and recent drug use.
resultsWhile neither anxious or avoidant attachment were directly associated with the odds of recent drug use, they were positively associated with sexual expectancies of substance use (β=0.27, p<0.01, and β=0.21, p<0.05) which, in turn, were positively associated with the odds of drug use (expB=1.09, p<0.01). Bootstrapping tests of indirect effects revealed a significant indirect relationship between anxious attachment and drug use through sexual expectancies of substance use (β=0.11, p<0.05), but not for avoidant attachment.
conclusionsThis study highlights the importance of interpersonal expectancies as motivators for drug use among gay and bisexual men. Sexual expectancies of substance use were associated with drug use and anxious adult attachment was associated indirectly with drug use through these sexual expectancies.
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