Emotional health outcomes are influenced by sexual minority identity and HIV serostatus

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ID19439735
AuthorsAnnie L Nguyen (0009-0007-0262-3147, University of Southern California), Erin E Sundermann (0000-0001-5821-8035, University of California San Diego), Erin Sundermann (Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA), Anna A Rubtsova (Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA), Anna Rubtsova (0000-0001-7191-8773, Emory University), Samir Sabbag (Department of Psychiatry, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA), Anya Umlauf (0000-0003-2005-6071, Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA), Robert K Heaton (0000-0001-8786-7480, Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA), Robert Heaton, Scott Letendre (0000-0003-3490-4975, Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA), Dilip V Jeste (0000-0002-1161-7351, Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA), María J Marquine (0000-0003-2249-6628, Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume33
Issue9
Pages1127-1132
Publication date2021-09-02
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAIDS Care (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0954-0121 • E-ISSN: 1360-0451
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09540121.2020.1785998
PMID32590909
OpenAlexW3037453655
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited28

For people living with HIV (PLWH) and sexual minorities (SM), the intersection of identities can compound experiences like stigma and discrimination resulting in poor emotional health. We investigated the separate and interactive associations of HIV serostatus and sexual identity with emotional health. Our dataset included 371 participants. Emotional health was assessed by the NIH Toolbox emotion battery which yields negative affect, social satisfaction, and psychological well-being. Regressions were conducted for each composite, with HIV serostatus, sexual identity, and their interaction as independent variables along with covariates. The HIV serostatus x SM identity interaction was statistically significant in the regression of Negative Affect (p = .01): heterosexuals living with HIV had worse Negative Affect compared to heterosexual HIV-persons (p = .01). The interaction terms were for social satisfaction and psychological well-being were not significant. However, among PLWH, sexual minorities reported better Social Satisfaction (p = .03) and marginally better psychological well-being (p = .07) compared to heterosexuals

Serostatus · Sexual minority · Sexual orientation · Social group · Social identity theory · Viral load · Clinical Psychology · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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