Objective: The use of geosocial networking (GSN) apps to meet male sexual partners may contribute to HIV infection risk for Black men who have sex with men (MSM), but the psychosocial underpinnings of this behavior are not understood. In social psychology, the Rejection-Identification Model posits that identification with a socially stigmatized group emerges as a means of coping in response to perceived stigmatization-which can shape behavior. This study tested the Rejection-Identification process as a facilitator of increased use of GSN apps to meet male sexual partners among Black MSM who use these apps. Method: Black MSM (N = 103; Mage = 29.8) reporting a male sexual partner from a GSN app in the past year were recruited nationally from Grindr and Facebook. Participants completed an online survey in which they reported sociodemographic information, measures of racial stigma and Black identity, and characteristics of their past-year male sexual partners. Results: Participants in this sample reported that most of their past-year male partners came from GSN apps (Mpercent = 82.3), and results from hypothesis testing showed that greater perceived devaluation of Black people in society (i.e., public racial stigma) was associated with an increased percentage of GSN-met partners. In line with the Rejection-Identification Model, this relationship was mediated by greater Black identity centrality. Conclusions: Findings highlight psychosocial correlates of increased GSN app use to meet male sexual partners among Black MSM, which may place Black MSM at increased risk for HIV infection. Results also point to the possibility that these factors may be harnessed to develop HIV prevention strategies for Black MSM. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

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拒绝识别和更多地使用地理社交网络应用程序来结识男男性行为者中的男性性伴侣。

目的：使用地理社交网络 (GSN) 应用程序与男性性伴侣会面可能会增加男男性接触者 (MSM) 感染 HIV 的风险，但这种行为的社会心理基础尚不清楚。在社会心理学中，拒绝-认同模型假设，对社会污名化群体的认同是作为应对感知污名化的一种应对方式出现的——污名化可以塑造行为。这项研究测试了拒绝识别过程作为促进者增加使用 GSN 应用程序来结识使用这些应用程序的黑人 MSM 中的男性性伴侣。方法：黑人 MSM（N = 103；Mage = 29.8）在过去一年中通过 GSN 应用程序报告男性性伴侣是从 Grindr 和 Facebook 在全国范围内招募的。参与者完成了一项在线调查，他们在调查中报告了社会人口统计信息、种族耻辱和黑人身份的衡量标准，以及过去一年男性性伴侣的特征。结果：该样本的参与者报告说，他们过去一年的男性伴侣大多来自 GSN 应用程序 (Mpercent = 82.3)，假设检验的结果表明，社会上对黑人的更大贬值（即公共种族耻辱感）是相关的GSN-met 合作伙伴的比例增加。根据拒绝识别模型，这种关系是由更大的黑人身份中心性调节的。结论：调查结果强调了黑人 MSM 中增加使用 GSN 应用程序结识男性性伴侣的心理社会关联，这可能使黑人 MSM 感染 HIV 的风险增加。结果还表明，可以利用这些因素来制定针对黑人 MSM 的 HIV 预防策略。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2023 APA，保留所有权利）。