Racialized Sexual Discrimination (RSD) and Psychological Well-being among Young Sexual Minority Men of Color (YSMMoC)

年轻性少数有色人种男性中的种族化性别歧视 (RSD) 和心理健康 (YSMMoC)

• 批准号: 10353218
• 负责人: Ryan M. Wade
• 金额: $ 29.32万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-05-14 至 2024-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10353218
• 关键词: Address; Advanced Development; Aggressive behavior; Alcohol abuse; Area; Asian; Attention; Black race; Data; Development; Discrimination; Eating Behavior; Equation; Ethnic Origin; Ethnic group; Exclusion; Exposure to; Factor Analysis; Feeling; Foundations; Goals; Health; Health Promotion; Institute of Medicine (U.S.); Intervention; LGBT Health; Latino; Life; Linear Regressions; Loneliness; Measurement; Measures; Mental Depression; Mental Health; Methods; Modeling; Outcome; Population; Property; Psychological Impact; Psychometrics; Public Health; Race; Reporting; Research; Research Personnel; Risk; Sampling; Seminal; Sexual Health; Sexual and Gender Minorities; Structure; Surveys; Testing; United States National Institutes of Health; Validation; Vulnerable Populations; Well in self; Work; base; black men; depressive symptoms; experience; gender minority group; health disparity populations; health equity; innovation; intersectionality; member; men; men of color; minority stress; minority stressor; mobile application; novel; perceived discrimination; phenomenological models; psychologic; psychological distress; psychosocial; racial and ethnic; racism; recruit; response; satisfaction; self esteem; sexual minority; sexual minority health; sexual minority men; sociodemographic factors; sound; theories; therapy development; virtual; virtual environment; web site

PROJECT SUMMARY The use of virtual sociosexual networking venues (e.g., mobile apps and websites) to find intimate partners is near ubiquitous among young sexual minority (SM) men. However, little attention has been paid to the unique discriminatory phenomena that occur in online spaces, and how these experiences impact the mental health of young sexual minority men of color (YSMMoC). One such phenomenon that has been understudied is Racialized Sexual Discrimination (RSD), defined as the sexualized discriminatory treatment that YSMMoC encounter online when looking for intimate partners. RSD, also referred to as `sexual racism,' is widespread within these spaces, and may be a part of the broader constellation of race-based micro-aggressions that YSMMoC encounter in their daily lives. Thus, YSMMoC who regularly use virtual spaces to meet intimate partners may be at elevated risk for poor psychosocial outcomes. To date, the few studies that have quantitatively investigated RSD have not used validated scales that capture the multiple aspects of RSD that are unique to online settings. To address these gaps, the PI launched an exploratory mixed-methods study to develop and test a multi-dimensional scale of RSD with young Black SM men and examine the associations between RSD and psychological well-being. Exploratory factor analyses of the initial scale revealed an 8-factor structure. The scale was found to be reliable and psychometrically sound, and four factors of RSD were negatively associated with depressive symptoms and feelings of self-worth. Additional research is needed, however, to examine the psychometric properties of the RSD scale for other YSMMoC and the predictive validity of RSD to a more comprehensive set of indicators of psychological well-being. Thus, the goal of the current study is to further advance the development and validation of a novel, multidimensional scale of RSD in an online sample of N=1,500 YSMMoC. The specific aims are to: (1) perform a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and reliability analysis with N=500 Black men using structural equation models; (2) test for measurement invariance across racial/ethnic groups by performing additional CFAs and reliability analyses among a sample of N=500 Latino and N=500 Asian men; and (3) examine the relationship between RSD factors and four indicators of psychological well-being, e.g., depression, loneliness, self-worth and life satisfaction. Our examination of RSD is guided by Minority Stress Theory and Intersectionality, two conceptual frameworks prioritized in the Institute of Medicine's seminal report on LGBT health. Addressing experiences of discrimination among YSMMoC is a high-priority area for NIH, and psychological functioning among this population remains a significant public health concern. Thus, developing a robust and comprehensive measure of RSD will significantly advance health equity research aimed at mitigating the negative effects of discrimination on the mental health of YSMMoC. This work will lay the foundation for future research that examines intersectional minority stressors that are experienced online, and ultimately inform the development of interventions that are both culturally-tailored, and specific to virtual environments.

项目摘要 使用虚拟社交网络场所（例如移动应用程序和网站）来查找亲密合作伙伴的使用是 在年轻的少数民族（SM）男人中，无处不在。但是，对独特的关注很少 在线空间中发生的歧视现象，以及这些经历如何影响 年轻的有色人种的性少数民族（YSMMOC）。已经被研究的现象是种族化的 性歧视（RSD），定义为YSMMOC在线遇到的性歧视性治疗 寻找亲密伴侣时。 RSD也称为“性种族主义”，在这些空间中很普遍， 并且可能是YSMMOC在他们的中遇到的基于种族的微侵略的更广泛星座的一部分 日常生活。因此，经常使用虚拟空间与亲密伴侣相遇的YSMMOC可能处于较高的风险 为了糟糕的社会心理结局。迄今为止，对RSD进行了定量研究的少数研究尚未 使用的验证量表捕获了在线设置所独有的RSD的多个方面。解决 这些差距，PI启动了一项探索性混合方法研究，以开发和测试多维量表 与年轻的黑人SM男人一起的RSD，并检查了RSD与心理健康之间的关联。 初始量表的探索性因素分析显示出了8个因素结构。发现量表很可靠 在心理上的声音和RSD的四个因素与抑郁症状和 自我价值的感觉。但是，需要进行其他研究来检查 其他YSMMOC的RSD量表以及RSD对更全面的指标的预测有效性 心理健康。因此，本研究的目的是进一步推进发展和验证 在n = 1,500 ysmmoc的在线样本中，RSD的新颖，多维量表。具体目的是： （1）使用结构性进行验证性因素分析（CFA）和可靠性分析 方程模型； （2）通过执行其他CFA来测试种族/族裔跨种族/族裔的测量不变性 n = 500拉丁裔和n = 500个亚洲男性的样本中的可靠性分析； （3）检查关系 在RSD因素和心理健康的四个指标之间，例如抑郁，孤独，自我价值和 生活满意度。我们对RSD的检查以少数压力理论和交叉性为指导，两个 概念框架在医学研究所的有关LGBT健康的开创性报告中优先考虑。寻址 YSMMOC之间歧视的经历是NIH的高优先级领域，心理功能 在这一人群中，仍然是一个重大的公共卫生问题。因此，开发一个强大而全面的 RSD的度量将大大提高旨在减轻负面影响的健康公平研究 对YSMMOC心理健康的歧视。这项工作将为将来的研究奠定基础 检查在线经验丰富的少数族裔压力源，并最终告知 既经过文化的干预措施，又针对虚拟环境。