Mediating roles of social support in lives of men who have sex with men living with HIV.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study examined the mediating role of social support between distal minority stressors, psychological states, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among men who have sex with men (MSM) living with HIV in the United States. We also investigated the role of social support in the relationship between resilient coping and mental HRQoL.

Method

A prospective cohort of 263 MSM living with HIV consisted of 25.8% reported and classified as Asian and Pacific Islanders, 36.9% as Black, 27.7% as White, and 9.2% as others, with a mean age at 53.4 years (SD = 13.6) in Hawai'i and Philadelphia were assessed at baseline and three consecutive follow-ups at 6, 12, and 18 months. Generalized linear mixed models and causal mediation analyses were used to examine the relatio

SUBMITTER: Cheung DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12136534 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature