Abstract
The religious and spiritual experiences of HIV-positive gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) are severely understudied, especially among those over 50. However, literature supports that religious/spiritual experiences are related to both physical and mental health among older adults. In this exploratory analysis we assessed the relations that exist among a sample of HIV-positive gay, bisexual, and other MSM over 50 in regard to sociodemographic factors and two established measures of religiosity/spirituality. Differences emerged in relation to both race/ethnicity and age for the Ironson-Woods Spirituality/Religiousness (SR) Index, while, for the Existential Well-being subscale, differences emerged in relation to race/ethnicity and perceived socioeconomic status.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 160-176 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2013 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was funded by a pilot grant from parent grant 3P30DA011041-20S1. Address correspondence to Perry N. Halkitis, New York University, Center for Health, Identity, Behavior & Prevention Studies, 82 Washington Square East, New York, NY 10003, USA. E-mail: [email protected]
Copyright:
Copyright 2013 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Keywords
- HIV-positive
- MSM
- bisexual
- gay
- over 50
- religiosity/spirituality
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Religious studies
- Life-span and Life-course Studies
