A qualitative exploration of minority stress, mental health, and sexual health among Arab immigrant sexual minority men in the United States
In: Cultural diversity and ethnic minority psychology
ISSN: 1939-0106
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In: Cultural diversity and ethnic minority psychology
ISSN: 1939-0106
In: Sexuality & culture, Band 27, Heft 5, S. 1777-1793
ISSN: 1936-4822
In: Sexuality & culture, Band 19, Heft 4, S. 715-736
ISSN: 1936-4822
In: Vulnerable children and youth studies, Band 14, Heft 2, S. 151-165
ISSN: 1745-0136
In: Journal of family nursing, Band 28, Heft 2, S. 115-128
ISSN: 1552-549X
There is a significant gap in understanding the sexual health of Arab Americans. The purpose of this study is to explore family sex communication among Arab American young adults and its association with gender and sexual attitudes. We used a parallel mixed methods design and administered an electronic survey ( N = 100); a subsample of 24 participants participated in five focus groups. We observed convergence in the findings. Participants reported rare occurrences of family sex communication, with women reporting less comfort than men. Family sex communication was often "unspoken," and reinforced prevailing social norms. Gender differences were reported based on sex communication topics. The most common source of sex information was peers/friends. Focus group participants perceived their parents to be more conservative and less knowledgeable about sex than they were. Future research on strategies to bridge generational differences is needed to promote family-based sex communication, given the multiple teachable moments at home.
In: Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities: an official journal of the Cobb-NMA Health Institute, Band 6, Heft 4, S. 790-798
ISSN: 2196-8837
In: Social science & medicine, Band 335, S. 116248
ISSN: 1873-5347