Drug Use, Family Support, and Depressive Symptoms Among Latinx Sexual Minority Men: A Longitudinal Analysis

Family rejection has negative health consequences for Latinx sexual minority men (LSMM). However, LSMM often reconcile with their families, a phenomenon cross-sectional studies miss. We analyzed longitudinal data from the Healthy Young Men’s Study in Los Angeles. We used individual fixed-effects Poi...

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Published in:AIDS and behavior 2023-12, Vol.27 (12), p.3844-3851
Main Authors: del Pino, Homero E., Harawa, Nina T., Shoptaw, Steven J., Schrode, Katrina, Karlamangla, Arun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cross-sectional studies
Drug abuse
Drug use
Drugs
Families & family life
Family support
Gays & lesbians
Health Psychology
Hispanic Americans
Infectious Diseases
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mens health
Mental depression
Original Paper
Public Health
Regression models
Sexual behavior
Social support
Statistical analysis
Symptoms
Young men
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Summary:Family rejection has negative health consequences for Latinx sexual minority men (LSMM). However, LSMM often reconcile with their families, a phenomenon cross-sectional studies miss. We analyzed longitudinal data from the Healthy Young Men’s Study in Los Angeles. We used individual fixed-effects Poisson regression to model changes over time in the associations among family support, drug use, and depressive symptoms. We found that (1) the initiation of drug use was associated with a 7.2% (Ratio=1.072, 95% CI 1.006 - 1.142, p = 0.03) increase in family support among LSMM who reported high depressive symptoms (depression subscale T-score ≥ 63) in at least one data wave; (2) a 1-unit increase in family support was associated with a 4.7% (RR = ;0.953, 95% CI 0.931 - 0.976, p < 0.001) decrease in the probability of high depressive symptoms; and (3) no significant association between a change in drug use and a change in high depressive symptoms. Over time, LSMM appear to benefit from the health effects of family support associated with Latinx family structures.
ISSN:1090-7165
1573-3254
DOI:10.1007/s10461-023-04098-w