ArticleJournal of religion and health2016
The Relationship of Religiosity, Spirituality, Substance Abuse, and Depression Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM).
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association Between Religiosity and Spirituality and Cocaine Use: A Systematic Review.Journal of religion and health · 2024Pooled it
- "Unlocking Healthier Ways of Living and Being": Black Same Gender Loving Men's Insights Into Developing a Spirituality-Based Holistic Health Intervention.Qualitative health research · 2026Article
- "God Did for Me What I Couldn't Do for Myself": Understanding Religiosity, Spirituality, and Locus of Control Among Black Americans Who Use Opioids.Journal of religion and health · 2025Article
- Integrating a Strengths-Based Intersectional Approach to the Study of Suicide Risk Among Black Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning Youth.Mental health science · 2025Article
- Spiritual coping behaviors among injured urban black men in Philadelphia.Archives of psychiatric nursing · 2023Article
- Using a Measurement Model to Reconceptualize the Church Experiences of Black Men who have Sex with Men.Journal of religion and health · 2023Article
- Spirituality, self-compassion, and anxiety among sexual minority men: a longitudinal mediation analysis.Anxiety, stress, and coping · 2023Article
- Loneliness and depressive symptoms among men who have sex with men in China: A cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- "Can we get a Black rehabilitation center"? Factors impacting the treatment experiences of Black people who use opioids.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2022Article
- Burden and Correlates of Mental Health Symptoms Among Young Black Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Engaged in HIV Care in Atlanta.AIDS and behavior · 2022Article
- Psychometric Testing of the Daily Spiritual Experiences Scale (DSES) Among Black Gay, Bisexual, and Other Sexual Minority Men (SMM) and Black Transwomen in the Deep South: The MARI Study.Journal of religion and health · 2022Article
- "The Awesomeness and the Vastness of Who You Really Are:" A Culturally Distinct Framework for Understanding the Link Between Spirituality and Health for Black Sexual Minority Men.Journal of religion and health · 2022Article
- Characterizing Racial Differences of Mental Health Burdens, Psychosocial Determinants, and Impacts on HIV Prevention Outcomes Among Young Men Who have Sex With Men: a Community-based Study in Two U.S. Cities.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2022Article
- Perspectives on a Couples-Based, e-Health HIV Prevention Toolkit Intervention: A Qualitative Dyadic Study with Black, Heterosexual Couples in New York State.Archives of sexual behavior · 2022Article
- Neighborhood social cohesion, religious participation and sexual risk behaviors among cisgender black sexual minority men in the southern United States.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2021Article
- Interaction of Religion/Spirituality With Internalized HIV Stigma, Depression, Alcohol Use, and Sexual Risk Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: The 6 City HPTN 061 Study.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2021Article
- Exploring Religiosity and Spirituality in the Sexual Decision-Making of Black Gay and Bisexual Men.Journal of religion and health · 2019Article
- Opinions, Knowledge and Attitudes Concerning "Spirituality, Religiosity and Health" Among Health Graduates in a Spanish University.Journal of religion and health · 2019Article
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- The Influence of Religion and Spirituality on HIV Prevention Among Black and Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men, New York City.Journal of religion and health · 2018Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
HIV infection rates continue to disproportionately affect Black men who have sex with men (Black MSM) compared to other groups. Research has shown that higher rates of substance use and higher levels of depression are positively correlated with higher sexual risk behavior, and little research has examined relationships between high levels of religiosity and spirituality prevalent in Black culture and issues of substance use and depression among Black MSM. This study did just that and found a relationship between religiosity, spirituality, and risk behavior. These relationships suggest that future HIV prevention models might incorporate religiosity and spirituality to increase the efficacy of risk reduction interventions for Black MSM.
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