Previous studies on minority stress suggest that internalized anti-gay prejudice and masculinity are positively related to high-risk behaviors, including heavy alcohol consumption, drug use/abuse, and high-risk sex, among sexual minority men. However, less is known about the dyadic influences of these relations among cisgender male couples. The current study aims to address this gap and explore the effects of marginalized racial status and being in an interracial relationship on these associations. We recruited 296 cisgender men from the United States who were in a relationship with another man. Of those 296 individuals, 103 couples (n = 206) completed a dyadic survey. Using both individual and dyadic datasets, we tested the associations between internalized anti-gay prejudice and masculinity and high-risk behaviors at both individual- and couple-levels, along with the racial moderators. We used path modeling and actor-partner interdependence modeling to analyze the results. The results demonstrated that internalized anti-gay prejudice was positively associated with drug use and high-risk sexual behaviors at the individual level, as well as at the dyadic level (i.e., partner effects). Moreover, participants who identified as a racially marginalized person and scored higher on internalized anti-gay prejudice were more likely to use drugs and to positively influence their partner’s high-risk sexual behaviors. Theoretical contributions to the minority stress models (both individual and dyadic versions) and practical implications for risk mitigation interventions were discussed.

以往关于少数群体压力的研究表明，内化的反同性恋偏见和男性气质与性少数男性的高风险行为正相关，包括大量饮酒、吸毒/滥用药物和高风险性行为。然而，对于顺性男性伴侣之间这些关系的二元影响知之甚少。目前的研究旨在解决这一差距，并探讨边缘化种族地位和跨种族关系对这些协会的影响。我们从美国招募了 296 名与另一个男人有关系的顺性男性。在这 296 个人中，有 103 对夫妇（n = 206) 完成了一项二元调查。使用个人和二元数据集，我们测试了个人和夫妻层面的内化反同性恋偏见与男性气质和高风险行为之间的关联，以及种族调节因素。我们使用路径建模和参与者-合作伙伴相互依赖建模来分析结果。结果表明，内化的反同性恋偏见在个人层面以及二元层面（即伴侣效应）与吸毒和高风险性行为呈正相关。此外，那些被认为是种族边缘化的人并且在内化的反同性恋偏见中得分更高的参与者更有可能使用毒品并积极影响他们伴侣的高风险性行为。