Abstract
The present study examined the association between anxiety, stigma, social support and intention to use illicit drugs, and the moderating role of social support on the association between anxiety/stigma and intention to use illicit drugs among 450 Chinese HIV-positive MSM. Findings show that controlling for significant background variables, self-stigma and anxiety were positively associated with intention to use illicit drugs, while social support was negatively associated with intention to use illicit drugs. A significant moderation effect of social support was also observed, that the negative association between self-stigma/anxiety and intention to use illicit drugs was only significant among participants with lower levels of social support. Findings highlight the importance of reducing self-stigma and anxiety, and promoting social support in drug use prevention for HIV-positive MSM.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 55-64 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | AIDS and Behavior |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 21 Nov 2019 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The study was funded by the Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research International Developmental Grant [P30AI042853] and the National Natural Science Foundation of China Young Scientists’ Grant [81302479].
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
Keywords
- Anxiety
- Intention to use illicit drugs
- Men who have sex with men
- Social support
- Stigma
