Relationship characteristics and sexual risk-taking in young men who have sex with menBrian Mustanski
Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois, USA
Health Psychol 30:597-605. 2011
..The aim of this study was to use longitudinal partnership-level data to explore the effects of partner and relationship characteristics on the frequency of unprotected sex within young MSM relationships...
Ethical and regulatory issues with conducting sexuality research with LGBT adolescents: a call to action for a scientifically informed approachBrian Mustanski
IMPACT LGBT Health and Development Program, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
Arch Sex Behav 40:673-86. 2011
..Finally, recommendations are provided on how to approach these issues in IRB applications and investigators are called to help to build a corpus of scholarship that can advance empirical knowledge in this area...
- HIV in young men who have sex with men: a review of epidemiology, risk and protective factors, and interventions
Brian S Mustanski
Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
J Sex Res 48:218-53. 2011
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- Unpacking the racial disparity in HIV rates: the effect of race on risky sexual behavior among Black young men who have sex with men (YMSM)
Elise M Clerkin
Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
J Behav Med 34:237-43. 2011
..It is possible that dyad- and sexual network-level factors may be needed to understand racial disparities in HIV among YMSM...
- Condom-related problems among a racially diverse sample of young men who have sex with men
Steve N Du Bois
Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
AIDS Behav 15:1342-6. 2011
..Therefore, differences in condom-related problems are unlikely to explain racial disparities in HIV rates among YMSM. When serving YMSM, providers should both promote condom use and explain steps to correct condom use...
- Sensation seeking moderates the effects of alcohol and drug use prior to sex on sexual risk in young men who have sex with men
Michael E Newcomb
Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 60607, USA
AIDS Behav 15:565-75. 2011
..Implications for future research and behavioral interventions are discussed...
Moderating effects of age on the alcohol and sexual risk taking association: an online daily diary study of men who have sex with menBrian Mustanski
Department of Psychiatry MC 747, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1747 W Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL 60613, USA
AIDS Behav 12:118-26. 2008
..Findings highlight the importance of measuring individual differences as moderators of the association between alcohol and risky sexual behavior...
- Moderators of the relationship between internalized homophobia and risky sexual behavior in men who have sex with men: a meta-analysis
Michael E Newcomb
Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 60607, USA
Arch Sex Behav 40:189-99. 2011
..The current utility of this construct for understanding sexual risk taking of MSM is called into question...
- Exploring factors that underlie racial/ethnic disparities in HIV risk among young men who have sex with men
Robert Garofalo
Northwestern s Feinberg School of Medicine, Howard Brown Health Center, Chicago, IL, USA
J Urban Health 87:318-23. 2010
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- Internet use and sexual health of young men who have sex with men: a mixed-methods study
Brian Mustanski
Department of Psychiatry, Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1747 W Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
Arch Sex Behav 40:289-300. 2011
..Our findings generally present an optimistic picture about the role of the Internet in the development of sexual health among young MSM...
- Parents know and parents matter; is it time to develop family-based HIV prevention programs for young men who have sex with men?
Robert Garofalo
Howard Brown Health Center, Children s Memorial Hospital Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60613, USA
J Adolesc Health 43:201-4. 2008
..The majority of our urban, ethnically diverse sample disclosed their sexual orientation to parents, who were generally supportive. Family connectedness significantly decreased the odds of an HIV positive status...
- Examining racial and ethnic minority differences among YMSM during recruitment for an online HIV prevention intervention study
Steve N Du Bois
Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
AIDS Behav 16:1430-5. 2012
..Future online HIV prevention interventions recruiting diverse YMSM should focus on initiating online engagement among Black participants...
- Do psychiatric disorders moderate the relationship between psychological distress and sexual risk-taking behaviors in young men who have sex with men? A longitudinal perspective
Rinad S Beidas
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 26:366-74. 2012
..Between-person correlates, including ethnicity, MDD, and a moderating effect of PTSD on psychological distress emerged as determinants of unprotected anal sex acts...
- The influence of state and trait affect on HIV risk behaviors: a daily diary study of MSM
Brian Mustanski
University of Illinois at Chicago, IL 60608, USA
Health Psychol 26:618-26. 2007
..To characterize the influence of state and trait affect on HIV risk behaviors...
- Exploring the diversity of gender and sexual orientation identities in an online sample of transgender individuals
Laura E Kuper
Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
J Sex Res 49:244-54. 2012
..This study explores explanations and implications for these patterns of identification, along with the potential distinctiveness of this sample...
- Internalized homophobia and internalizing mental health problems: a meta-analytic review
Michael E Newcomb
Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
Clin Psychol Rev 30:1019-29. 2010
..The relationship between IH and depressive symptomatology was stronger than the relationship between IH and symptoms of anxiety. Limitations and future research directions are discussed as well as implications for clinical practice...
- Depression is associated with sexual risk among men who have sex with men, but is mediated by cognitive escape and self-efficacy
Lisa M Alvy
Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1007 W Harrison St, M C 285, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
AIDS Behav 15:1171-9. 2011
..These findings may help us construct more accurate theories regarding depression and sexual behavior, and may inform the design of sexual safety interventions...
- Psychosocial health problems increase risk for HIV among urban young men who have sex with men: preliminary evidence of a syndemic in need of attention
Brian Mustanski
Institute for Juvenile Research at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Psychiatry, and Children s Memorial Hospital, IL 60608, USA
Ann Behav Med 34:37-45. 2007
..Young men who have sex with men (YMSM) experience disparities in HIV rates and potentially in mental health, substance abuse, and exposure to violence...
- Examining risk and protective factors for alcohol use in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth: a longitudinal multilevel analysis
Michael E Newcomb
Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 73:783-93. 2012
..e., psychological distress, sexual orientation-based victimization, and perceived family support), and the interactions between demographic differences and longitudinal psychosocial variables in predicting rates of alcohol use...
- I can use a condom, i just don't: the importance of motivation to prevent HIV in adolescent seeking psychiatric care
Brian Mustanski
Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, 60608, USA
AIDS Behav 10:753-62. 2006
..These longitudinal effects explained 60% of the variance in Sexual Risk Taking. These results underscore the need to address motivational factors in HIV prevention programs designed for adolescents with mental health problems...
