Understanding sexualized drug use: substances, reasons, consequences, and self-perceptions among men who have sex with other men in Spain

Sexualized drug use (SDU) has been identified as a health risk factor among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM). This study aimed to analyze the associations between SDU frequency and a broad set of substances, motives, consequences, and self-perceptions. Sampling was conducte...

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Autores: Íncera-Fernández, Daniel, Román González, Francisco Javier, Moreno-Guillén, Santiago, Gámez Guadix, Manuel
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:inglés
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Palavra-chave:chemsex
men who have sex with men
motives
public health
sexual minorities
sexualized drug use
Psicología
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spelling Understanding sexualized drug use: substances, reasons, consequences, and self-perceptions among men who have sex with other men in SpainÍncera-Fernández, DanielRomán González, Francisco JavierMoreno-Guillén, SantiagoGámez Guadix, Manuelchemsexmen who have sex with menmotivespublic healthsexual minoritiessexualized drug usePsicologíaSexualized drug use (SDU) has been identified as a health risk factor among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM). This study aimed to analyze the associations between SDU frequency and a broad set of substances, motives, consequences, and self-perceptions. Sampling was conducted through an online survey. The final sample consisted of 185 GBMSM aged between 18 and 78 years old (mean age = 38.38, SD = 11.52) who engaged in SDU. We analyzed the frequency of SDU in terms of practicing it “once,” “moderately” (“once a month or less” or “a few times a month”), or “frequently” (from “once a week” to “daily”) during the previous 18 months. A questionnaire was administered through which sociodemographic variables, substances, reasons, consequences, and self-perceptions of SDU practice were analyzed. Participants who did so frequently were significantly more likely to use mephedrone, methamphetamine, and GHB/GBL than those who performed SDU less often (large effect sizes). In addition, habitual SDU was associated with motivations to achieve pleasurable emotions and sensations and manage negative feelings. Health implications, such as blackout moments, were also significantly related to frequent SDUs. Finally, those who practiced frequent SDU perceived it as a severe problem and wanted to control it. These data indicate the importance of raising awareness of chemsex as a public health problem among GBMSM. Specific identification, education, and prevention programs need to be strengthened to reduce the incidence of the most undesirable implications of SDU among GBMSMThis research was funded by the Ministerio de Sanidad, Consumo y Bienestar Social (Spanish Government) through the program “National Plan on Drugs” in the call for grants for the development of research on addictions, grant number 2020I060MDPIDepartamento de Psicología Biológica y de la SaludFacultad de Psicología20232023-02-03research articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10486/712236https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032751reponame:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAMinstname:Universidad Autónoma de MadridInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/7122362026-06-23T12:46:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Understanding sexualized drug use: substances, reasons, consequences, and self-perceptions among men who have sex with other men in Spain
title Understanding sexualized drug use: substances, reasons, consequences, and self-perceptions among men who have sex with other men in Spain
spellingShingle Understanding sexualized drug use: substances, reasons, consequences, and self-perceptions among men who have sex with other men in Spain
Íncera-Fernández, Daniel
chemsex
men who have sex with men
motives
public health
sexual minorities
sexualized drug use
Psicología
title_short Understanding sexualized drug use: substances, reasons, consequences, and self-perceptions among men who have sex with other men in Spain
title_full Understanding sexualized drug use: substances, reasons, consequences, and self-perceptions among men who have sex with other men in Spain
title_fullStr Understanding sexualized drug use: substances, reasons, consequences, and self-perceptions among men who have sex with other men in Spain
title_full_unstemmed Understanding sexualized drug use: substances, reasons, consequences, and self-perceptions among men who have sex with other men in Spain
title_sort Understanding sexualized drug use: substances, reasons, consequences, and self-perceptions among men who have sex with other men in Spain
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Íncera-Fernández, Daniel
Román González, Francisco Javier
Moreno-Guillén, Santiago
Gámez Guadix, Manuel
author Íncera-Fernández, Daniel
author_facet Íncera-Fernández, Daniel
Román González, Francisco Javier
Moreno-Guillén, Santiago
Gámez Guadix, Manuel
author_role author
author2 Román González, Francisco Javier
Moreno-Guillén, Santiago
Gámez Guadix, Manuel
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Departamento de Psicología Biológica y de la Salud
Facultad de Psicología
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv chemsex
men who have sex with men
motives
public health
sexual minorities
sexualized drug use
Psicología
topic chemsex
men who have sex with men
motives
public health
sexual minorities
sexualized drug use
Psicología
description Sexualized drug use (SDU) has been identified as a health risk factor among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM). This study aimed to analyze the associations between SDU frequency and a broad set of substances, motives, consequences, and self-perceptions. Sampling was conducted through an online survey. The final sample consisted of 185 GBMSM aged between 18 and 78 years old (mean age = 38.38, SD = 11.52) who engaged in SDU. We analyzed the frequency of SDU in terms of practicing it “once,” “moderately” (“once a month or less” or “a few times a month”), or “frequently” (from “once a week” to “daily”) during the previous 18 months. A questionnaire was administered through which sociodemographic variables, substances, reasons, consequences, and self-perceptions of SDU practice were analyzed. Participants who did so frequently were significantly more likely to use mephedrone, methamphetamine, and GHB/GBL than those who performed SDU less often (large effect sizes). In addition, habitual SDU was associated with motivations to achieve pleasurable emotions and sensations and manage negative feelings. Health implications, such as blackout moments, were also significantly related to frequent SDUs. Finally, those who practiced frequent SDU perceived it as a severe problem and wanted to control it. These data indicate the importance of raising awareness of chemsex as a public health problem among GBMSM. Specific identification, education, and prevention programs need to be strengthened to reduce the incidence of the most undesirable implications of SDU among GBMSM
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