Journal article
Resilience among young men who have sex with men in New York City
Sexuality research & social policy, v 3(1)
Mar 2006
PMID: 18079993
Abstract
This article describes a study of resilience among young men who have sex with men (YMSM). Resilience is defined as positive adaptation in the context of hardship. Using targeted sampling to capture the diversity and range of this hidden population, we recruited 569 YMSM ages 17–28 years old and examined a subset of 134 YMSM who had experienced severe childhood adversity, as indicated by placement in foster care. Most of the YMSM in this subset were from racial or ethnic minority backgrounds and fewer than half identified as gay or homosexual (46.3 percent). More than half (58.3 percent) exhibited positive outcomes on four of seven indicators of adaptive functioning. YMSM who identified as either bisexual or heterosexual exhibited lower rates of resilience. Structural-as well as individual-level factors appear to be implicated in resilience among YMSM. Findings underscore the importance of fostering stable sexual identity as a means of building resilience.
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- Title
- Resilience among young men who have sex with men in New York City
- Creators
- Marya Gwadz - Institute for AIDS Research National Development and Research Institutes, Inc. 71 West 23rd Street, 8th Floor 10010 New York NYMichael Clatts - Institute for International Research on Youth at Risk National Development and Research Institutes, Inc. 71 West 23rd Street, 8th Floor 10010 New York NYHuso Yi - Institute for International Research on Youth at Risk National Development and Research Institutes, Inc. 71 West 23rd Street, 8th Floor 10010 New York NYNoelle Leonard - Institute for AIDS Research National Development and Research Institutes, Inc. 71 West 23rd Street, 8th Floor 10010 New York NYLloyd Goldsamt - Institute for International Research on Youth at Risk National Development and Research Institutes, Inc. 71 West 23rd Street, 8th Floor 10010 New York NYSteve Lankenau - Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Division of Research on Children, Youth and Families 6430 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 1500 90028 Los Angeles CA
- Publication Details
- Sexuality research & social policy, v 3(1)
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag; New York
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Other Identifier
- 991014878259404721