Police harassment and psychosocial vulnerability, distress, and depressive symptoms among black men who have sex with men in the U.S.: Longitudinal analysis of HPTN 061.
Black men who have sex with men
Mental health
Minority health
Police
Racism
Sexual minority
Journal
SSM - population health
ISSN: 2352-8273
Titre abrégé: SSM Popul Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101678841
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2021
Mar 2021
Historique:
received:
04
12
2020
revised:
27
01
2021
accepted:
02
02
2021
entrez:
5
3
2021
pubmed:
6
3
2021
medline:
6
3
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The mental health impact of exposure to police harassment is understudied, particularly among Black men who have sex with men (BMSM), a group at elevated risk of exposure to such discrimination. This study aimed to identify the associations among BMSM between recent police harassment and psychosocial vulnerability, psychological distress, and depression measured six months later. Data come from the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) 061 Study, a cohort study of BMSM recruited in 6 U.S. cities (Atlanta, GA, Boston, MA, Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, San Francisco, CA, and Washington DC). Participants completed baseline, 6-month follow-up, and 12-month follow-up interviews. A convenience sample of 1553 BMSM was recruited between July 2009 and October 2010 of whom 1155 returned for a follow-up interview 12 months later. Accounting for previous police interaction, poverty, psychopathology, drug use, and alcohol use, we estimated associations between recent police harassment reported at the 6 month follow-up interview and 12 month outcomes including psychosocial vulnerability (elevated racial/sexual identity incongruence), psychological distress (being distressed by experiences of racism and/or homophobia), and depression. About 60% of men reported experiencing police harassment between the baseline and 6-month interview due to their race and/or sexuality. Adjusted analyses suggested police harassment was independently associated with a 10.81 (95% CI: 7.97, 13.66) point increase and 8.68 (95% CI: 6.06, 11.30) point increase in distress due to experienced racism and distress due to experienced homophobia scores, respectively. Police harassment perceived to be dually motivated predicted disproportionate levels of distress. Police harassment is prevalent and associated with negative influences on psychosocial vulnerability and psychological distress among BMSM. Reducing exposure to police harassment may improve the psychosocial health of BMSM.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33665335
doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100753
pii: S2352-8273(21)00028-8
pmc: PMC7902537
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
100753Subventions
Organisme : NICHD NIH HHS
ID : P2C HD041041
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIAID NIH HHS
ID : P30 AI060354
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIDA NIH HHS
ID : P30 DA011041
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIMH NIH HHS
ID : R25 MH067127
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Authors.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
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