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Confronting Stigma: Community Involvement and Psychological Well-Being Among HIV-Positive Latino Gay Men

Jesus Ramirez-Valles

University of Illinois

Stevenson Fergus

University of Michigan

Carol A. Reisen

Paul J. Poppen

Maria Cecilia Zea

George Washington University

Theories of social integration and stress process posit that community involvement may buffer or may compensate the adverse effects of stigma on psychological well-being. In this article, the authors explore this thesis in a stigmatized and seldom studied group of HIV-positive Latino gay men. Specifically, they examine the effects of community involvement in AIDS and gay-related organizations (e.g., volunteerism and activism) and experienced homosexual stigma on three psychological well-being indicators (i.e., self-esteem, depression, and loneliness). The cross-sectional sample includes 155 HIV-positive men living in New York City and Washington, DC. Results suggest that experienced stigma attributed to homosexuality is associated with psychological well-being. Community involvement, however, seems to compensate the association between stigma and depression and loneliness, while buffering the association with self-esteem. Furthermore, community involvement appears to also heighten the perception of stigma.

Key Words: community involvement • volunteering • stigma • Latino • gay men

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 27, No. 1, 101-119 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0739986304270232
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