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. 2020 Mar 24;54(9):703–712. doi: 10.1093/abm/kaaa014

Table 2.

Associations of General Stress, Minority Stress, and Intraminority Gay Community Stress With Frequency of HIV-Risk Behaviors (n = 937)

B Exp β 95% CI
Demographics
 Age −0.01 0.99 [0.98, 1.01]
 Racea
  Native American 0.44 1.55 [0.80, 3.03]
  Asian −1.74 0.18*** [0.07, 0.41]
  Black −0.33 0.72 [0.50, 1.02]
  Multiracial/Other 0.07 1.07 [0.83, 1.40]
 Income ≥ $30,000/yearb −0.12 0.89 [0.70, 1.12]
 Education ≥ 4-year college degreec 0.55 1.73*** [1.38, 2.16]
 Gay identityd −0.91 0.40*** [0.31, 0.52]
 HIV-positive statuse 2.95 19.17*** [14.31, 25.68]
 Singlef 0.24 1.27* [1.01, 1.58]
General life stress
 Perceived general stress 0.04 1.05*** [1.03, 1.06]
Minority stress
 Heterosexist discrimination 0.01 1.01 [0.99, 1.04]
 Rejection sensitivity 0.03 1.04*** [1.02, 1.05]
 Internalized homophobia 0.04 1.04*** [1.02, 1.06]
 Sexual orientation concealment −0.11 0.89*** [0.87, 0.92]
Intraminority gay community stress
 Gay community stress 0.19 1.20* [1.04, 1.39]

aReference group is white participants.

bReference group is participants earning less than $30,000/year.

cReference group is participants without a 4-year college degree.

dReference group is participants who identify as bisexual.

eReference group is participants reporting an HIV-positive status.

fReference group are participants who are partnered.

*p < .05; ***p < .001.