Determinants of Social Support Among Gay Men
The Context of Aids
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2545784 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Heather A Turner (0000-0002-2900-2419, University of New Hampshire, corresponding author), Robert B Hays, Thomas J Coates (0000-0002-2470-2096) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 37 |
| Publication date | 1993-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health and Social Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1465 • E-ISSN: 2150-6000 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2137303 |
| PMID | 8463634 |
| OpenAlex | W2317154534 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 38 |
| References cited | 26 |
In this study, the determinants of social support are examined among a probability sample of gay men residing in San Francisco. Using two waves of data (collected in 1985 and 1987), cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses focused on the effects of five sets of factors (demographic, community integration/network, AIDS-related loss, individual, and health) on satisfaction with three types of support (emotional, informational, and practical). Personal acceptance of one's gay identity and talking to family members about AIDS showed the strongest positive associations with concurrent measures of support and changes in support satisfaction over the two-year period. Conversely, depression and number of HIV symptoms were negatively associated with cross-sectional support and support changes. Family knowledge of respondents' homosexuality interacted with HIV symptoms, such that knowledge was negatively associated with support among those experiencing greater numbers of HIV symptoms. Findings suggest that those most in need of support may be the least satisfied with the support they receive. Family appear to have the potential to be particularly helpful or especially harmful to gay men trying to cope with the AIDS crisis
Context (archaeology) · Family medicine · Family support · Homosexuality · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Social environment · Social support · Clinical Psychology · Health disparities and outcomes · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
The Self-Acceptance of Sexuality Inventory (Sasi)
The Dynamic Properties of Social Support
Moving “Out,” Moving On
The protective effects of community involvement for HIV risk behavior
Adaptation to sexual orientation stigma
Social Support and the Management of Uncertainty for People Living With HIV or Aids
Disclosure of HIV Status
Ethnic and Gay Community Attachments and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Urban Latino Young Men Who Have Sex With Men
Gender, Ethnicity, and Network Characteristics
Employment, Social Support, and HIV Sexual-Risk Behavior in Puerto Rican Women
Social Support and Mood in Gay Caregivers of Men with Aids
Assessment of perceived support in the context of emergency
Life interrupted instead of disrupted
HIV‐infected African families living in Stockholm/Sweden
Stigma reduction initiatives
Stress buffering effects of family support in Aids caregiving
The effect of perceived and actual social support on the mental health of HIV-positive persons
Exploring direction of causation between social support and clinical outcome for HIV-positive adults in the context of highly active antiretroviral therapy
The role of family and friend social support in reducing emotional distress among HIV-positive women
Nature and consequences of stressful life events in homosexual HIV-positive men
Stability and Change in Psychosocial Resources during Caregiving and Bereavement in Partners of Men with Aids
Perceptions of Social Support Availability and Coping Behaviors Among Gay Men with HIV
Sexual Orientation and Psychological Distress in Adolescence
Illness‐Related Support and Negative Network Interactions
The multidimensional nature of received social support in gay men at risk of HIV infection and Aids
The Impact of Internalized Homophobia on HIV Preventive Interventions
Changes in Perceived Social Support and Socioemotional Adjustment Across the Elementary to Junior High School Transition
La investigación sobre apoyo social en salud
Challenges of Work
The Burden of Intersecting Internalized Homophobia and Internalized HIV Stigma Can Exacerbate Depression Symptoms Among Gay Men Living with HIV in Türkiye
In Invisibility and Isolation
Social support, social selection and self-assessed health status
Perceived Barriers to Social Support from Family and Friends among Older Adults with HIV/Aids
Living with HIV/Aids and Use of Online Support Groups
Gay Men with Aids
Social Support as Relationship Maintenance in Gay Male Couples Coping with Hiv or Aids
The Association Between Perceptions of Social Support and Maternal Mental Health
Effects of Perceived Discrimination on the Quality of Life Among New Mainland Chinese Immigrants to Hong Kong
The Relationship of Psychosocial Factors to Coronary Heart Disease in the Framingham Study
Friends, confidants and symptoms
The Epidemiologic Evidence for a Relationship Between Social Support and Health
Depression and the response of others.
Reactions to Victims of Life Crises
The CES-D Scale
Social Relationships and Health
Psychosocial research is essential to understanding and treating Aids
An examination of sex differences in social support among older men and women
Help‐seeking for Aids‐related concerns
Distinctions between social support concepts, measures, and models
The social support networks of gay men with Aids
Life stress, social support, and psychological vulnerability
The San Francisco Men's Health Study
Coefficient alpha and the internal structure of tests
Perceived social support in gays and lesbians in cohabitating relationships
Social support as an individual difference variable
Assessing social support
Personal and contextual determinants of coping strategies
Social confirmation of dysphoria
Stress, social support, and the buffering hypothesis
Negative affectivity
Perceived Emotional Support from Family and Friends in Members of Homosexual, Married, and Heterosexual Cohabiting Couples
To Dwell among Friends
Perceived Support, Received Support, and Adjustment to Stressful Life Events
Social Class and Psychiatric Disturbance among Women in an Urban Population
| Unique citing works | 38 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,19 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2026 (33) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 35 |