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ArticleArchives of sexual behavior2025

"I'm Trusting You with My Body": A Qualitative Examination of the Role of Trust in Safer Sexual Decision-Making Among Black Women.

Jasmine Abrams, Abigail Pollock, Emily Tillett, Lex Ashcroft, Mia Levine, Jaleah Rutledge, Cristian Chandler

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Article in Archives of sexual behavior, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Jasmine AbramsDepartment of Social and Behavioral Science, Yale University School of Public Health, 60 College Street, New Haven, CT, 06520-0834, USA. jasmine.abrams@yale.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-1464-9156
Abigail PollockDepartment of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Emily TillettDepartment of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Lex AshcroftDepartment of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Mia LevineDepartment of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Jaleah RutledgeDepartment of Social and Behavioral Science, Yale University School of Public Health, 60 College Street, New Haven, CT, 06520-0834, USA.
Cristian ChandlerDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.

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Research Education Institute for Dynamic Scholars (REIDS)R25MH087217 · NIMH · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI Jasmine Abrams, Trace S Kershaw · 2010 to 2026
$3.9M
NIMH NIH HHS R25 MH087217NIMH NIH HHS R25MH087217
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Abstract

Black women are disproportionately impacted by HIV, such that they are diagnosed at eight times the rate of White women and three times that of Latinas. Given that HIV transmission among Black women is primarily attributed to heterosexual sex, it is imperative to better understand factors that influence Black women's sexual health decision-making. Previous studies have highlighted the influence of trust on sexual decision-making; however, scant literature focuses on trust in the relationships of Black women, for whom it may differentially impact their sexual health. Nine focus groups were conducted to examine how trust affects sexual health decision-making among Black women who have sex with men (N = 56). Qualitative analyses revealed three themes that highlight how trust can influence sexual behavior: (1) Trust Buffers Risk of Physical and Emotional Harm; (2) Broken Trust Encourages Safer Sex Behavior; (3) Trust Dynamics Influence Sexual Communication Anxiety. This analysis expands on extant literature by identifying how differing forms of trust can be understood and leveraged in the context of HIV/STI prevention and sexual health for women engaging in heterosexual sex. Implications of the study indicate that concepts of trust should be addressed in interventions seeking to improve the sexual health of Black women.

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Black or African AmericanDecision MakingSafe SexSexual BehaviorTrustAdultFemaleFocus GroupsHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedQualitative ResearchSexual HealthSexual PartnersYoung AdultBlack womenHIV/AIDSHIV preventionSexual healthSTISTI prevention

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PMID40301193

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