The development and validation of a novel paradigm for assessing sexual assault risk perception in MSM

评估 MSM 性侵犯风险认知的新范式的开发和验证

• 批准号: 10046308
• 负责人: David Jason Angelone
• 金额: $ 42.55万
• 依托单位: ROWAN UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-09-10 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10046308
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The development and validation of a novel paradigm for assessing sexual violence risk perception in MSM! ! Sexual violence (SV) is a significant problem for sexual minorities, including men who have sex with men (MSM). The limited research in this area suggests SV is associated with a host of syndemic conditions such as alcohol and drug use, mental health issues, and sexual risk behaviors. These factors tend to cluster and interact to worsen each of the other conditions. Unfortunately, while much work has been conducted to examine these factors in heterosexual women, there is lack of research examining MSM, especially their ability to perceive the potential for SV risk. Further, MSM are active users of dating and sexual network (DSN) applications and this technology has demonstrated usefulness for creating safe spaces for MSM to meet and engage sexual and romantic partners. However, there is mounting data demonstrating that DSN app use is associated with increased risk for SV, especially given the higher likelihood of using alcohol and other drugs before sex. On the other hand, some researchers have demonstrated that DSN technology can be harnessed as a prevention tool for HIV; unfortunately, no such work has progressed with regard to SV. As such, the current project will use qualitative and quantitative methods to tailor an existing laboratory analogue of SV risk perception in women to be used with MSM. This paradigm will be subjected to a rigorous validation study to confirm its usefulness in predicting risk for SV, with the potential for use in future prevention endeavors, including alcohol administration protocols. During the first year of the project, a computer scientist will create the initial DSN app (“G-Date”) and incorporate ongoing feedback about the usability, feasibility, and realism of this research tool from a representative sample of MSM. The initial risk cues embedded in the paradigm will include individual and relationship-level risk factors for SV perpetration that include: Alcohol/drug use, masculinity-related factors, and minority stress, including internalized homophobia. During the second and third years of the project, MSM will engage an experimental study to determine the content, concurrent, and predictive validity of this novel laboratory paradigm. In short, we will evaluate whether certain correlates of SV (e.g., history of SV, alcohol and drug use) affect the ability of MSM to detect risk for SV within the G-Date paradigm and in the “real world.” It is hoped that G-Date will not only assist the understanding of factors associated with SV risk, but also serve as a useful step in creating tools to enhance prevention efforts in this susceptible population. Given the goals of the R15 mechanism, student RAs will play an active role in all participant recruitment, focus group development and delivery, paradigm development, and experimental evaluation, as well as presentation and publication of the findings. RAs will receive mentoring from experts in SV, alcohol, sexual minority health, software engineering, and qualitative/quantitative research methods, which will prepare them for careers in in their respective fields.

一种新的评估范式的开发和验证 MSM 中的性暴力风险认知！ ！ 性暴力 (SV) 是性少数群体（包括男男性行为者）面临的一个重大问题 (MSM) 该领域的有限研究表明 SV 与许多综合症有关，例如 酗酒和吸毒、心理健康问题和性危险行为往往会聚集在一起。 不幸的是，尽管我们已经做了很多工作来解决这些问题。 检查异性恋女性的这些因素，缺乏检查MSM的研究，特别是他们的能力 此外，MSM 是约会和性网络 (DSN) 的活跃用户。 该技术已被证明可以为 MSM 创造安全的空间来满足和满足 吸引性伴侣和浪漫伴侣。然而，越来越多的数据表明 DSN 应用程序的使用是 与 SV 风险增加相关，特别是考虑到使用酒精和其他药物的可能性较高 另一方面，一些研究人员已经证明可以利用 DSN 技术。 作为艾滋病毒的预防工具；不幸的是，关于 SV 的此类工作尚未取得进展。 当前项目将使用定性和定量方法来定制 SV 风险的现有实验室模拟 女性对 MSM 的看法将接受严格的验证研究。 确认其在预测 SV 风险方面的有用性，并有可能用于未来的预防工作， 在该项目的第一年，计算机科学家将创建酒精管理协议。 最初的 DSN 应用程序（“G-Date”），并纳入有关可用性、可行性和现实性的持续反馈 该研究工具来自 MSM 的代表性样本，该范式中嵌入的初始风险线索将。 包括个人和关系层面的 SV 犯罪风险因素，包括： 酒精/药物使用、 与男性气质相关的因素，以及少数族裔压力，包括第二和第三次内化的同性恋恐惧症。 在该项目的数年中，MSM 将进行一项实验研究，以确定内容、并发和 简而言之，我们将评估 SV 是否存在某些相关性。 （例如，SV 病史、酗酒和吸毒）影响 MSM 在 G 日期内检测 SV 风险的能力 希望 G-Date 不仅能帮助理解因素。 与 SV 风险相关，但也是创建工具以加强这方面预防工作的有用步骤 鉴于 R15 机制的目标，学生 RA 将在所有人群中发挥积极的易感作用。 参与者招募、焦点小组开发和交付、范式开发和实验 评估以及研究结果的展示和出版将得到相关领域专家的指导。 SV、酒精、性少数群体健康、软件工程以及定性/定量研究方法，其中 将为他们在各自领域的职业生涯做好准备。