Donte Boyd
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2025
Authenticity, Racial Discrimination, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation Among Young Black Men, United States, 2024.
Boyd D, Durkee M, Brown D, Constant A. Authenticity, Racial Discrimination, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation Among Young Black Men, United States, 2024. American Journal Of Public Health 2025, 115: 1417-1425. PMID: 40768697, PMCID: PMC12332324, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2025.308148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive symptomsSuicidal ideationBlack menBlack/African American menYoung Black menMen's mental healthSelf-report questionnairesHigh school diplomaImpact of racial discriminationRacial discriminationMental healthSchool diplomaUnited StatesIdeationAmerican menProtective factorsSymptomsMenDiplomaInteraction effectsHealthDiscriminationQuestionnaireInterventionQualtricsFostering internal assets to mitigate suicidal behaviors among young black sexual minority males aged 14–24
Boyd D, Kirklewski S, Benavides J, Quinn C, Saigal A, Hill S. Fostering internal assets to mitigate suicidal behaviors among young black sexual minority males aged 14–24. BMC Public Health 2025, 25: 2858. PMID: 40835911, PMCID: PMC12366019, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-24131-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExamining the Impact of Social Connectedness on Depression and Suicide Ideation Among Black Youth Experiencing Discrimination: A Path Analysis
Smith B, Boyd D, Quinn C. Examining the Impact of Social Connectedness on Depression and Suicide Ideation Among Black Youth Experiencing Discrimination: A Path Analysis. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2025, 1-11. PMID: 40237954, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-025-02414-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of everyday discriminationSuicidal ideationDepressive symptomsEveryday discriminationSocial connectednessStress buffering modelPath analysisExperiences of racial discriminationBehavioral health outcomesSample self-identifiedIdeationAdverse behavioral health outcomesBlack youthPsychosocial stressBehavioral health practicesDepressionSuicideBuffer modelIndirect effectsRacial discriminationSupport theoryExperienced discriminationSymptomsSocial support theoryImpact of social connectedness“I Know They’re Going to Weaponize This:” Black and Latino Sexual Minority Men’s Mpox-Related Sexual Behaviors, Stigma Concerns, and Vaccination Barriers and Facilitators
Harris O, Boyd D, Abu-Ba’are G, Egbunikeokye J, Wharton M. “I Know They’re Going to Weaponize This:” Black and Latino Sexual Minority Men’s Mpox-Related Sexual Behaviors, Stigma Concerns, and Vaccination Barriers and Facilitators. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2025, 1-15. PMID: 40186040, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-025-02404-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical distrustQualitative interpretive phenomenological studySemi-structured individual interviewsPublic health practitionersVaccination barriersInterpretive phenomenological studyThematic content analysisLatino sexual minority menStigma concernsTranscribed verbatimSexual minority menPrevalence of diseaseHigh prevalence of diseaseHealth practitionersIndividual interviewsSexual behaviorRates of vaccinationCommunities of colorStigmaAdult participantsPhenomenological studyParticipants' narrativesMinority menSexual minority communitiesOutreach effortsEditorial: Amplifying Strength: Strategies and Protective Factors to Prevent Suicide Among Black Youth
Boyd D. Editorial: Amplifying Strength: Strategies and Protective Factors to Prevent Suicide Among Black Youth. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2025, 64: 991-993. PMID: 39848442, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2025.01.011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Intersecting Epidemics: Examining the Impact of Internalized Homophobia and Depression Symptoms on HIV Testing Through a Suicide Syndemic Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men
Boyd D, Martinez O, Mammadli T, Shamrock O, Abu-Ba’are G, Dyer T. Intersecting Epidemics: Examining the Impact of Internalized Homophobia and Depression Symptoms on HIV Testing Through a Suicide Syndemic Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2024, 1-12. PMID: 39476098, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-024-02225-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRates of suicidal behaviorSuicidal behaviorYoung BMSMHIV testingInternalized homophobiaDepressive symptomsImpact of internalized homophobiaHIV prevention continuumTargeted mental health interventionsHIV prevention servicesMental health interventionsYoung Black menHIV prevention behaviorsMental health vulnerabilitiesElevated rates of suicidal behaviorPrevention continuumPreventive servicesHealth interventionsHolistic healthHIV incidencePreventive behaviorsSubstance useBMSMHIV epidemicDepressionEthnic identity and social support as mediators between childhood sexual abuse and depression among black men who have sex with men
Boyd D, Jones K, Quinn C, Hill M, Nelson L, Beauchamp G, Emel L, Hightow-Weidman L, Shoptaw S, Magnus M, Piwowar-Manning E, Mayer K, Fields S, Wheeler D, Dyer T, Wilton L. Ethnic identity and social support as mediators between childhood sexual abuse and depression among black men who have sex with men. Child Abuse & Neglect 2024, 157: 107064. PMID: 39303435, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.107064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildhood sexual abuseEthnic identityBlack MSMSexual abuseEarly sexual debutSexual debutIndirect effects of childhood sexual abuseSocial supportDepressive symptomsEffects of childhood sexual abuseHistory of incarcerationSurvivors of childhood sexual abuseMental health effectsMediation of depressive symptomsAdverse mental health effectsLife trajectoriesIncarcerationNegatively associated with depressive symptomsUS citiesBlack menCSA experiencesAbuseMSMPreexposure prophylaxisIdentityPerceived discrimination, mental health help-seeking attitudes, and suicide ideation, planning, and attempts among black young adults
Boyd D, Quinn C, Durkee M, Williams E, Constant A, Washington D, Butler-Barnes S, Ewing A. Perceived discrimination, mental health help-seeking attitudes, and suicide ideation, planning, and attempts among black young adults. BMC Public Health 2024, 24: 2019. PMID: 39075376, PMCID: PMC11285399, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-19519-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health help-seeking attitudesHelp-Seeking AttitudesBlack young adultsExperiences of discriminationEveryday discriminationMental health help-seeking behaviorYoung adultsHealth help-seeking behaviorSuicidal ideationExperiences of everyday discriminationMental health servicesMental health supportLong-term health consequencesHelp-seeking behaviorSuicide prevention effortsFeelings of isolationSuicidal behaviorImpact of discriminationHealth servicesHealth supportLogistic regression analysisSexual healthPrevention effortsStudy participantsRisk of suicidal behaviorUnderstanding the Multiple Influences on Black Parents’ School Involvement: A Longitudinal Perspective
Gale A, Williams E, Boyd D, Lateef H. Understanding the Multiple Influences on Black Parents’ School Involvement: A Longitudinal Perspective. Children 2024, 11: 722. PMID: 38929301, PMCID: PMC11202027, DOI: 10.3390/children11060722.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSchool climate perceptionsParental involvementBlack parentsSandler’s model of parental involvementModel of parental involvementPositive school climate perceptionsClimate perceptionsParental school involvementSupportive school environmentIncreased parental involvementChildren's academic performanceHoover-DempseySchool involvementSchool environmentAcademic performanceChildren's educationSelf-EfficacyLongitudinal influenceContext studiesParental attitudesLongitudinal perspectiveFavorable attitudesAttitudesParentsMultiple influencesQualitative description of interpersonal HIV stigma and motivations for HIV testing among gays, bisexuals, and men who have sex with men in Ghana’s slums—BSGH-005
Abu-Ba’are G, Shamrock O, Zigah E, Ogunbajo A, Dakpui H, Agbemedu G, Boyd D, Ezechi O, Nelson L, Torpey K. Qualitative description of interpersonal HIV stigma and motivations for HIV testing among gays, bisexuals, and men who have sex with men in Ghana’s slums—BSGH-005. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0289905. PMID: 38837972, PMCID: PMC11152275, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testingHIV stigmaHIV testing servicesLevel of stigmaFace-to-face interviewsHIV education interventionsHIV knowledge levelsSummative content analysisGBMSM livingEducational interventionHIV preventionHealthcare servicesHIV prevalenceCommunity partnersHIV responseTesting servicesHIV statusHIV vulnerabilityGBMSMSexual healthStigmaKnowledge levelContent analysisHIVSlums
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