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      Pathways to HIV-Related Behavior Among Heterosexual, Rural Black Men: A Person-Centered Analysis

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          We investigated the psychosocial mechanisms linking personal and contextual risk factors to HIV-related behavior among 498 rural Black men. We characterized HIV-related behavior in terms of profile groups and hypothesized that contextual and personal risk factors (childhood adversity, community disadvantage, incarceration, and racial discrimination) would predict HIV-related behavior indirectly via two psychosocial mechanisms: impulsivity and negative relational schemas. Study results documented 3 HIV-related behavior profile groups. The Safer group reported low levels of risky behavior. The Risk-Taking group reported inconsistent condom use and elevated substance use. The Multiple Partners group reported the highest numbers of partners and relatively consistent condom use. Risk factors predicted profile groups directly and indirectly through psychosocial mechanisms. Impulsivity mediated the association between community disadvantage and membership in the risk-taking group. Negative relational schemas mediated the associations of childhood experiences and community disadvantage with membership in the multiple partners group. Specificity in pathways suggests the need for targeted interventions based on multidimensional characterizations of risk behavior.

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          Journal
          1273516
          843
          Arch Sex Behav
          Arch Sex Behav
          Archives of sexual behavior
          0004-0002
          1573-2800
          4 December 2018
          23 December 2015
          May 2017
          15 December 2018
          : 46
          : 4
          : 913-924
          Affiliations
          [1 ]Department of Human Development and Family Science, 123 Dawson Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
          [2 ]Center for Family Research, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-4527, USA
          Article
          PMC6295152 PMC6295152 6295152 nihpa999405
          10.1007/s10508-015-0661-7
          6295152
          26699737
          8dd9ed17-3534-4bd8-9a75-cbbe8d6fef38
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          African American men,HIV,Psychosocial aspects,Risk taking,Rural environments,Heterosexual men

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