Confronting Stigma: Community Involvement and Psychological Well-Being Among HIV-Positive Latino Gay Men Export

@article{citeulike:72164, abstract = {Theories of social integration and stress process posit that community involvement may buffer or may compensate the adverse effects of stigma on psychological well-being. In this article, the authors explore this thesis in a stigmatized and seldom studied group of HIV-positive Latino gay men. Specifically, they examine the effects of community involvement in AIDS and gay-related organizations (e.g., volunteerism and activism) and experienced homosexual stigma on three psychological well-being indicators (i.e., self-esteem, depression, and loneliness). The cross-sectional sample includes 155 HIV-positive men living in New York City and Washington, DC. Results suggest that experienced stigma attributed to homosexuality is associated with psychological well-being. Community involvement, however, seems to compensate the association between stigma and depression and loneliness, while buffering the association with self-esteem. Furthermore, community involvement appears to also heighten the perception of stigma. 10.1177/0739986304270232}, author = {Ramirez-Valles, Jesus and Fergus, Stevenson and Reisen, Carol A. and Poppen, Paul J. and Zea, Maria C.}, citeulike-article-id = {72164}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739986304270232}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://hjb.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/27/1/101}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/sage/j251/2005/00000027/00000001/art00006}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/0739986304270232}, issn = {0739-9863}, journal = {Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences}, keywords = {community, gay, health, psychosocial, stigma, volunteering}, month = {February}, number = {1}, pages = {101--119}, posted-at = {2009-08-19 14:36:24}, priority = {4}, publisher = {SAGE Publications}, title = {Confronting Stigma: Community Involvement and Psychological Well-Being Among HIV-Positive Latino Gay Men}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739986304270232}, volume = {27}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:72164 L3 - citeulike-article-id:72164 N2 - Theories of social integration and stress process posit that community involvement may buffer or may compensate the adverse effects of stigma on psychological well-being. In this article, the authors explore this thesis in a stigmatized and seldom studied group of HIV-positive Latino gay men. Specifically, they examine the effects of community involvement in AIDS and gay-related organizations (e.g., volunteerism and activism) and experienced homosexual stigma on three psychological well-being indicators (i.e., self-esteem, depression, and loneliness). The cross-sectional sample includes 155 HIV-positive men living in New York City and Washington, DC. Results suggest that experienced stigma attributed to homosexuality is associated with psychological well-being. Community involvement, however, seems to compensate the association between stigma and depression and loneliness, while buffering the association with self-esteem. Furthermore, community involvement appears to also heighten the perception of stigma. 10.1177/0739986304270232 IS - 1 JF - Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences SN - 0739-9863 EP - 119 TI - Confronting Stigma: Community Involvement and Psychological Well-Being Among HIV-Positive Latino Gay Men PB - SAGE Publications VL - 27 SP - 101 KW - community KW - gay KW - health KW - psychosocial KW - stigma KW - volunteering AU - Ramirez-Valles, Jesus AU - Fergus, Stevenson AU - Reisen, Carol AU - Poppen, Paul AU - Zea, Maria PY - 2005/02/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739986304270232 ER -