Strength in the midst of pain: Abuse as a predictor of sexual relationship power among substance-abusing Black women

Ahuama-Jonas, Chizara; Burlew, Ann Kathleen; Campbell, Aimee N.C.; Tross, Susan

doi:10.1080/15332640.2017.1300552

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“…Regarding HIV and risky sexual behaviors among Black women, Ahuama-Jonas, Burlew, Campbell, and Tross (2017) found that a history of sex abuse jeopardizes the sexual relationship power that women may need to protect themselves. However, among Black men, the endorsement of stereotypical masculinity roles appears to be associated with more unprotected sexual occasions with casual partners (Wilson et al, 2011).…”

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A systematic scoping review of research on Black participants in the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network.

Montgomery¹,

Burlew²,

Haeny³

et al. 2020

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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Black individuals experience a disproportionate burden of substance-related disabilities and premature death relative to other racial/ethnic groups, highlighting the need for additional research. The National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (CTN), a research platform for multisite behavioral, pharmacological, and integrated trials designed to evaluate the effectiveness of substance use treatments in community settings with diversified patient populations, provides a wealth of research knowledge on substance use. Although CTN trials have enrolled over 5,000 Black individuals since its inception in 2000, there has been no synthesis of the findings, discussion of the implications, or suggestions for future research for Black individuals. Members of the Minority Interest Group of the CTN conducted a scoping review of published research on Black participants in CTN trials. Studies were included if the sample was more than 75% Black and/or specific findings pertaining to Black participants were reported. The review yielded 50 articles, with studies that mostly focused on baseline characteristics, followed by substance use treatment outcomes, HIV/risky sex behaviors, retention, comorbid conditions and measurement issues. This review highlighted the importance of several issues that are critical to understanding and treating substance misuse among Black people, such as the characteristics of Black people entering treatment, measurement equivalence, and engaging/retaining adolescents and young adults in treatment. There is still a continued need to identify the most effective treatments for Black individuals who use substances. The CTN offers several untapped opportunities to further advance research on Black individuals who use substances (e.g., secondary analyses of publicly available data).

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confidence: 99%

A systematic scoping review of research on Black participants in the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network.

Montgomery¹,

Burlew²,

Haeny³

et al. 2020

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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“…SRP has been found to be associated with dating violence, IPV, and risky sexual behavior (McMahon et al, 2015). Among women who use substances, specifically, low SRP is associated with increased substance use, having a partner who injects drugs, risky sexual behaviors, and interpersonal violence (Ahuama-Jonas et al, 2017;A. N. C. Campbell et al, 2012;Staton et al, 2017).…”

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“…SRP has been found to be associated with dating violence, IPV, and risky sexual behavior (McMahon et al., 2015). Among women who use substances, specifically, low SRP is associated with increased substance use, having a partner who injects drugs, risky sexual behaviors, and interpersonal violence (Ahuama‐Jonas et al., 2017; A. N. C. Campbell et al., 2012; Staton et al., 2017). Given the high prevalence of risky sexual and substance use behaviors among justice‐involved women (Staton et al., 2017), it is important to understand SRP in samples of justice‐involved women with substance use disorders, including OUD.…”

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Maltreatment, resilience, and sexual relationship power in a sample of justice‐involved women with opioid use disorder

Annett,

Tillson,

Dickson

et al. 2024

Journal of Traumatic Stress

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Justice‐involved women frequently report maltreatment and intimate relationships characterized by violence and abuse throughout adulthood. The present study aimed to (a) investigate the association between victimization and sexual relationship power (SRP) among justice‐involved women with opioid use disorder (OUD) and (b) explore resilience as a potential moderating factor of the association between victimization and SRP. Under the ongoing Kentucky Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) cooperative, justice‐involved women (N = 700) were randomly selected from eight jails in Kentucky, screened for OUD, consented to participate, and interviewed by research staff. SRP was examined using the Sexual Relationship Power Scale, a validated instrument with two distinct subscales measuring decision‐making dominance (DMD) and relationship control (RC); prior maltreatment was measured using the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs General Victimization Scale, and resilience was assessed using the Brief Resilience Scale. Linear regression was used to examine the association between maltreatment and SRP, with three models constructed to account for SRP, DMD, and RC, controlled for demographic characteristics. Finally, we examined whether the association between victimization and SRP varied as a function of resilience. Significant negative associations between maltreatment and the SRP were observed, ps < .001. Resilience moderated the association between maltreatment and DMD, p = .005; however, resilience did not moderate the associations between maltreatment and SRP, p = .141, or RC, p = .735. These findings highlight the importance of increasing resilience in justice‐involved women with OUD to reduce the impact of maltreatment on SRP. Prioritizing resilience may offer significant benefits for preventing and addressing maltreatment.

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“…Despite the fact that the SSSB group reported 29% fewer unprotected sexual occasions than the control group after participating in the intervention, unprotected sexual occasions remained unacceptably high for all participants. Based on evidence of racial/ethnic differences in sexual risk factors (Ahuama-Jonas, Burlew, Campbell, & Tross, 2017), we opted to attempt to further reduce sexual risk factors among Black women who use substances by culturally adapting the original SSSB intervention to include more culturally specific content.…”

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One size does not fit all: A NIDA CTN inspired model for community engaged cultural adaptation

Burlew

McCuistian

Lanaway

et al. 2020

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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The NIDA National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (NIDA CTN) is devoted to the development of effective interventions for people who use substances across a variety of populations. When positive outcomes of a particular intervention do not generalize to other groups, adaptation may improve effectiveness for a different target group. However, currently limited information is available for involving community participation in cultural adaptation. The current paper illustrates the evolution of our methodology for community engaged cultural adaptation by describing a series of sexual health and substance use interventions. We highlight the transition from minimal community involvement (the Delphi process), to moderate community involvement (theater testing), to full community engagement in cultural adaptation. Ultimately, the results of these three projects led to the development of Community Collaborative Cultural Adaptation, a novel and concrete approach to cultural adaptation. This approach emphasizes the advantage of establishing academic/community partnerships for cultural adaptation to increase the effectiveness and sustainability of interventions.

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Strength in the midst of pain: Abuse as a predictor of sexual relationship power among substance-abusing Black women

Cited by 6 publications

References 26 publications

A systematic scoping review of research on Black participants in the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network.

A systematic scoping review of research on Black participants in the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network.

Maltreatment, resilience, and sexual relationship power in a sample of justice‐involved women with opioid use disorder

One size does not fit all: A NIDA CTN inspired model for community engaged cultural adaptation

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