Condom-use self-efficacy as a mediator between syndemics and condomless sex in men who have sex with men (MSM).
Steven A SafrenAaron J BlashillJasper S LeeConall O'CleirighJulia TomassiliKatie B BielloMatthew J MimiagaKenneth H MayerPublished in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2018)
These findings provide preliminary evidence (due to the partial support for the longitudinal model) that syndemics themselves may not be directly causal in their association with condomless sex, but the association may be through modifiable social-cognitive mechanisms such as condom self-efficacy. (PsycINFO Database Record