Linking 'White oppression' and HIV/AIDS in American Indian etiology: conspiracy beliefs among MSMs and their peers.

IF 1.9 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research Pub Date : 2007-01-01 DOI:10.5820/AIAN.1401.2007.48

B. Gilley, M. Keesee

引用次数: 9

Abstract

This article presents the results of a pilot study on the use of conspiracy beliefs by American Indian (AI) men who have sex with men and their peers to explain the origins of HIV/AIDS. We found that one-third (N = 15) of the individuals surveyed believed that HIV/AIDS was intentionally created by "Whites, White Christians, or the Federal government" and purposely spread among minority populations. Conspiracy beliefs, we argue, should be looked at as a potential form of power recognition where AIs draw on their experiences of oppression to explain the presence of HIV/AIDS within their communities, at the same time that they draw on public health knowledge to explain how humans get HIV/AIDS. We advocate further research to better ascertain the eff ect that conspiracy beliefs have on HIV prevention and the treatment of individuals living with HIV/AIDS.

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将“白人压迫”与美国印第安人病因学中的艾滋病毒/艾滋病联系起来:男同性恋者及其同龄人的阴谋论。

本文介绍了一项试点研究的结果，该研究利用与男性发生性关系的美国印第安人(AI)男性及其同龄人的阴谋论来解释艾滋病毒/艾滋病的起源。我们发现，三分之一(N = 15)的被调查者认为艾滋病是由“白人、白人基督徒或联邦政府”故意制造的，并故意在少数族裔人群中传播。我们认为，阴谋信念应该被视为一种潜在的权力承认形式，人工智能利用其受压迫的经历来解释其社区中艾滋病毒/艾滋病的存在，同时他们利用公共卫生知识来解释人类如何感染艾滋病毒/艾滋病。我们主张进一步研究，以更好地确定阴谋论对艾滋病毒预防和治疗艾滋病毒/艾滋病患者的影响。

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American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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2.20

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30.80%

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期刊介绍： American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center is a professionally refereed scientific journal. It contains empirical research, program evaluations, case studies, unpublished dissertations, and other articles in the behavioral, social, and health sciences which clearly relate to the mental health status of American Indians and Alaska Natives. All topical areas relating to this field are addressed, such as psychology, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, anthropology, social work, and specific areas of education, medicine, history, and law. Through a standardized format (American Psychological Association guidelines) new data regarding this special population is easier to retrieve, compare, and evaluate.