ArticleAIDS care2018
"Stay strong! keep ya head up! move on! it gets better!!!!": resilience processes in the healthMpowerment online intervention of young black gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.
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40 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Interventions among Black Sexual Minority Men: A Systematic Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review of stigma in sexual and gender minority health interventions.Translational behavioral medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Participatory Interventions for Sexual Health Promotion for Adolescents and Young Adults on the Internet: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
- Barriers, Facilitators and Opportunities for HIV Status Disclosure Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men: Qualitative Findings from the Tough Talks Intervention.AIDS and behavior · 2024Trial
- Pilot Trial of a Critical Consciousness-Based Intervention for Black Young Gay and Bisexual Men Living with HIV: Mobilizing Our Voices for Empowerment (MOVE).Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2023Trial
- Examining a multicomponent health promotion intervention among Black same gender loving men in southern ending the HIV epidemic in the U.S. jurisdictions: a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Assessing a Syndemic of Discrimination, Material Insecurity, Depression, Substance Use, and Violence Among Sexual and Gender Minorities in Nigeria Using Mixed Methods.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- A qualitative study of multilevel resilience mechanisms to counter intersectional stigma among black men who have sex with men in a Southern United States city.Discover public health · 2026Article
- Brothers Building Brothers by Breaking Barriers: Protocol for a Pilot Trial of a Telehealth Social Capital Intervention for Young Black Sexual Minority Men Living With HIV.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- An mHealth App-Based Social Capital Intervention (PrEP US NoW) to Improve Sexual Health and Uptake of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Young, Black, Sexual Minority Men: Protocol for Intervention Development and a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Comprehensive Communication for a Syndemic Approach to HIV Care: A Framework for Enhancing Health Communication Messages for People Living with HIV.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
- Resilience and Aging Among Black Gay and Bisexual Older Men.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Black Sexual Minority Men's Experiences in MPowerment Interventions: Implications for HIV Prevention.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Examining the Interplay Between Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Gender-Related Stigmas as Barriers for PrEP Uptake Among Transgender Women in Tijuana, Mexico: A Mixed-Methods Study.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- Developing an mHealth program to improve HIV care continuum outcomes among young Black gay and bisexual men.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- iTHRIVE 365: A Community-Led, Multicomponent Health Promotion Intervention for Black Same Gender Loving Men.Annals of LGBTQ public and population health · 2023Article
- Promoting Resilience among Middle-Aged and Older Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV/AIDS in Southern Nevada: An Examination of Facilitators and Challenges from a Social Determinants of Health Perspective.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- MASI, a Smartphone App to Improve Treatment Adherence Among South African Adolescents and Young Adults With HIV: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Review of current 2SLGBTQIA+ inequities in the Canadian health care system.Frontiers in public health · 2023Review
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Abstract
Overlapping stigmas related to sexual minority-, race/ethnicity-, and HIV-status pose barriers to HIV prevention and care and the creation of supportive social networks for young, Black, gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM). A risk-based approach to addressing the HIV epidemic focuses on what is lacking and reinforces negative stereotypes about already-marginalized populations. In contrast, a strengths-based approach builds on Black GBMSM's existing strengths, recognizing the remarkable ways in which they are overcoming barriers to HIV prevention and care. HealthMpowerment (HMP) is an online, mobile phone optimized intervention that aimed to reduce condomless anal intercourse and foster community among young Black GBMSM (age 18-30). Applying a resilience framework, we analyzed 322 conversations contributed by 48 HMP participants (22/48 living with HIV) on the intervention website. These conversations provided a unique opportunity to observe and analyze dynamic, interpersonal resilience processes shared in response to stigma, discrimination, and life challenges experienced by young Black GBMSM. We utilized an existing framework with four resilience processes and identified new subthemes that were displayed in these online interactions: (1) Exchanging social support occurred through sharing emotional and informational support. (2) Engaging in health-promoting cognitive processes appeared as reframing, self-acceptance, endorsing a positive outlook, and agency and taking responsibility for outcomes. (3) Enacting healthy behavioral practices clustered into modeling sex-positive norms, reducing the risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV, and living well with HIV. (4) Finally, empowering other gay and bisexual youth occurred through role modeling, promoting self-advocacy, and providing encouragement. Future online interventions could advance strengths-based approaches within HIV prevention and care by intentionally building on Black GBMSM's existing resilience processes. The accessibility and anonymity of online spaces may provide a particularly powerful intervention modality for amplifying resilience among young Black GBMSM.
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