RT Article
T1 Performance of the Duke Religion Index and the Spiritual Well-Being Scale in Online Samples of Men Who Have Sex with Men
JF Journal of religion and health
VO 52
IS 2
SP 610
OP 621
A1 Wilkerson, J. Michael
A1 Brady, Sonya S.
A1 Rosser, B. R. Simon
A1 Smolensk, Derek J.
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
YR 2013
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1668726122
AB Religiosity is associated with behaviors that reduce the risk of HIV/STI infection among general-population and heterosexual-specific samples. Whether this association is similar to homosexual persons is unknown. Measures of religiosity have not been evaluated psychometrically among men who have sex with men (MSM), a population who, because of stigma, experience religiosity differently than heterosexual persons. We assessed the duke religion index and the spiritual well-being in two samples of MSM. Neither instrument produced adequate model fit. To study the association between religiosity and HIV/STI risk behaviors among MSM, scales are needed that measure the religious and spiritual experiences of MSM.
K1 Gay men
K1 HIV prevention
K1 Religion
K1 Spirituality
DO 10.1007/s10943-012-9594-9