Social support and HIV prevention behaviors among urban HIV-negative gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men.
Richard CrosbyGraham BerlinNathan J LachowskyDavid M MooreGilles LambertJoseph CoxDaniel GraceHerak ApelianJordan Mitchell SangTrevor A HartPublished in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2021)
The results of the current study advance social support theory to GBM in the context of biomedical prevention, showing both evidence of both direct associations and buffering effects on STI/HIV risk and prevention behaviors. This highlights the importance of promoting social support seeking in interventions aimed at improving GBM health. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).