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July 15, 2026Substance Use & Misuse

Validation of the Stimulant Use Motives Scale and Assessment of Its Associations with Psychosocial Functioning and Sexual Health in U.S. Men Who Have Sex with Men

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JEJuan A. Esquivel-MendozaEWElliott R. WeinsteinAPAlexandra Porras

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Overview

This randomized trial validates a scale measuring stimulant use motives in MSM, suggesting targeted interventions for better health outcomes.

Key Points

  • This study aims to validate the Stimulant Use Motives Scale and examine its associations with psychosocial factors and sexual health among MSM.
  • Validated the Stimulant Use Motives Scale (SUMS) among 237 HIV negative MSM with past month stimulant use.
  • Employed Structural Equation Modeling to estimate a four-factor model of stimulant use motives.
  • Analyzed relationships between identified motives and stimulant use consequences and frequency.
  • The four-factor model showed acceptable fit for the 12-item scale.
  • Social motives had a negative association with stimulant use consequences (p < 0.05).
  • Enhancement motives were positively linked to frequency of stimulant use during sex (p < 0.001) and general use (p < 0.05).

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Esquivel-Mendoza et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a57226888b21df87547f6c6https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2026.2687746
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