TY - JOUR
T1 - Club drug use, sexual behavior, and HIV seroconversion
T2 - A qualitative study of motivations
AU - Jerome, Roy C.
AU - Halkitis, Perry N.
AU - Siconolfi, Daniel E.
N1 - Funding Information:
Roy Jerome is a Ph.D. candidate in Counseling Psy-chology at New York University and former Research Associate at the Center for Health, Identity, Behavior & Prevention Studies. He currently holds an American Psy-chological Association Minority Fellowship in Substance Abuse Research funded by a grant from the National Insti-tute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH). He is also a Research Associate at Harlem United Community AIDS Center, Inc., where he conducts research on the effects of the built and social environment on HIV-positive communities in New York City. He also completed a Ph.D. in Germanics, concen-trating on the representation of masculinity, trauma, and self-psychology, in postwar German literature. His current areas of research include men’s psychology, trauma theory, methamphetamine use, risky HIV transmission behavior, health disparities, and mental health in men and women in the Black communities of New York City. He is also Coinvestigator and Project Director on Project Hope, a study dedicated to understanding the emerging use of methamphetamine in Black MSM communities of New York City.
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Address correspondence to Perry N. Halkitis, Ph.D., Center for Health, Identity, Behavior, & Prevention Studies, Department of Applied Psychology, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University, New York, NY, 10003, USA. E-mail: [email protected]. This work was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1R01DA13877 (Halkitis, PI). The authors wish to acknowledge thanks to Suzy Schmokel, Sarah Miller, and Ashley Manasse for their faithful assistance in transcribing and coding this complex material.
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Perry N Halkitis, Ph.D., M.S. is Associate Dean for Re-search and Doctoral Studies, Professor of Applied Psy-chology, and Director of the Center for Health, Identity, Behavior & Prevention Studies at the Steinhardt School, of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University. He is internationally recognized for his work examining the intersection between the HIV, drug abuse, and mental health, and is well-known as one of the nation’s leading experts on methamphetamine addiction and HIV behavioral research. He recently led the follow-ing two edited volumes: HIV + Sex: The Psychological and Interpersonal Dynamics of HIV-Seropositive Gay and Bisexual Men’s Relationships. (American Psychological Association, 2005), and Barebacking: Psychosocial and Public Health Perspectives (2006, Haworth Press). Author of over 90 peer-reviewed academic manuscripts, Dr. Halkitis’ research examines how sexual and drug-related risk-taking are influenced by interpersonal, contextual, developmental, and cultural factors in the United Sates. His research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, New York State AIDS Institute, United Way, the New York Community Trust, and American Psychological Foundation. In addition, Dr. Halkitis is a well-respected applied statistician and psychometrician. Dr. Halkitis is a recipient of numerous awards from both professional and community-based organizations, and was elected a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine in 2005.
PY - 2009/2
Y1 - 2009/2
N2 - This qualitative study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse examines phenomenological meanings surrounding motivations for club drug use in a sample of HIV seroconverted and seronegative gay and bisexual men. Grounded in the cognitive escape model (CEM), this study sought to clarify the synergistic relationship between club drug use, risky sexual behavior, and seroconversion. Sixteen seropositive participants were drawn from a large-scale (n = 450), longitudinal, mixed-method investigation of club drug use among gay and bisexual men in New York City from 2001-2004 and matched with 16 seronegative participants for race/ethnicity, most-frequently used substance, and educational level. Total sample size consisted of 32 participants. Sample size consisted of 13 (41%) Black/African-American, 12 (37.5%) White/Caucasian, 5 (15.5%) Hispanic/Latino, and 2 (6%) mixed/other race/ethnicity participants. Findings suggest behavioral outcomes of club drug use and HIV seroconversion result from complex interactions between physical, emotional, and social motivations.
AB - This qualitative study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse examines phenomenological meanings surrounding motivations for club drug use in a sample of HIV seroconverted and seronegative gay and bisexual men. Grounded in the cognitive escape model (CEM), this study sought to clarify the synergistic relationship between club drug use, risky sexual behavior, and seroconversion. Sixteen seropositive participants were drawn from a large-scale (n = 450), longitudinal, mixed-method investigation of club drug use among gay and bisexual men in New York City from 2001-2004 and matched with 16 seronegative participants for race/ethnicity, most-frequently used substance, and educational level. Total sample size consisted of 32 participants. Sample size consisted of 13 (41%) Black/African-American, 12 (37.5%) White/Caucasian, 5 (15.5%) Hispanic/Latino, and 2 (6%) mixed/other race/ethnicity participants. Findings suggest behavioral outcomes of club drug use and HIV seroconversion result from complex interactions between physical, emotional, and social motivations.
KW - Club drugs
KW - Cognitive escape model
KW - Gay/bisexual
KW - HIV
KW - Motivations
KW - Risk
KW - Sexual behavior
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U2 - 10.1080/10826080802345036
DO - 10.1080/10826080802345036
M3 - Article
C2 - 19212930
AN - SCOPUS:61749096726
SN - 1082-6084
VL - 44
SP - 431
EP - 447
JO - Substance Use and Misuse
JF - Substance Use and Misuse
IS - 3
ER -