Table 4.
Weighted mean health-related quality of life scores among gender and sexuality diverse young people at age 14-15 with school-level risk and protective factors
| Trans | Gay/Lesbian | Bisexual | Other Diverse Sexuality | Sexuality diverse | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) |
p | Hedge’s g 95% CI |
M (SD) | p | Hedge’s g 95% CI |
M (SD) | p | Hedge’s g 95% CI |
M (SD) | p | Hedge’s g 95% CI |
M (SD) | p | Hedge’s g 95% CI |
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| School-level factors | ||||||||||||||||
| I find it hard to be accepted | Yes |
0.58 (0.12) |
0.27 |
− 0.54 − 1.48, 0.40 |
0.63 (0.08) |
0.37 |
− 0.43 − 1.18, 0.32 |
0.6 (0.08) |
0.006 |
− 0.56 − 0.94, − 0.18 |
0.55 (0.1) |
0.338 |
− 0.71 − 1.54, 0.14 |
0.59 (0.08) |
0.0013 |
− 0.55 − 0.87, − 0.24 |
| No | 0.73 (0.06) |
0.74 (0.04) |
0.7 (0.06) |
0.74 (0.03) |
0.72 (0.05) |
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| I feel I don’t belong | Yes |
0.58 (0.09) |
0.14 |
− 0.55 − 1.31, 0.22 |
0.57 (0.05) | 0.019 |
− 0.83 − 1.52, − 0.12 |
0.54 (0.07) |
< 0.001 |
− 0.98 − 1.29, − 0.67 |
0.64 (0.007) |
0.52 |
− 0.31 − 1.04, 0.43 |
0.56 (0.07) |
< 0.001 |
− 0.89 − 1.15, − 0.62 |
| No |
0.75 (0.06) |
0.76 (0.04) | 0.75 (0.05) |
0.71 (0.04) |
0.75 (0.05) |
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| I can be myself at school | Yes |
0.77 (0.05) |
0.08 |
0.70 − 0.02, 1.42 |
0.76 (0.04) |
< 0.001 |
0.58 − 0.01, 1.18 |
0.74 (0.05) |
< 0.001 |
0.74 0.44, 1.05 |
0.75 (0.03) | 0.37 |
0.53 − 0.18, 1.24 |
0.75 (0.05) |
< 0.001 |
0.69 0.44, 0.95 |
| No | 0.6 (0.1) |
0.62 (0.05) |
0.56 (0.06) |
0.59 (0.07) |
0.58 (0.06) |
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| I wish I was at a different school | Yes |
0.55 (0.12) |
0.14 |
− 0.72 − 1.59, 0.17 |
0.43 (0.04) |
0.06 |
− 1.45 − 2.62, − 0.26 |
0.58 (0.07) |
0.01 |
− 0.44 − 0.80, − 0.07 |
0.45 (0.04) |
0.07 |
− 1.16 − 2.21, − 0.09 |
0.57 (0.07) |
0.001 |
− 0.58 − 0.91, − 0.25 |
| No |
0.74 (0.06) |
0.74 (0.04) |
0.71 (0.06) |
0.73 (0.04) |
0.72 (0.05) |
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| Peer-level factors | ||||||||||||||||
| I feel my friends are good friends | Yes |
0.73 (0.06 |
0.38 |
0.57 − 0.47, 1.59 |
0.73 (0.05) |
0.78 | − 0.85, 0.83 |
0.70 (0.06) |
0.006 |
0.63 0.21, 1.05 |
0.69 (0.04) |
0.96 |
0.12 − 0.81, 1.05 |
0.71 (0.06) |
0.006 |
0.46 0.11, 0.81 |
| No |
0.59 0.18 |
0.70 (0.02) |
0.56 (0.07) |
0.71 (0.11) |
0.60 (0.07) |
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| I feel I can trust my friends | Yes |
0.76 (0.06) |
0.06 |
0.94 0.08, 1.79 |
0.73 (0.04) |
0.73 |
0.14 − 0.54, 0.82 |
0.70 (0.06) |
0.03 |
0.41 0.06, 0.76 |
0.73 (0.03) |
0.35 |
0.45 − 0.27, 1.17 |
0.71 (0.06) |
0.02 |
0.36 0.07, 0.64 |
| No |
0.46 (0.08) |
0.69 (0.05) |
0.62 (0.06) |
0.63 (0.07) |
0.63 (0.06) |
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| I feel my friends respect my feelings | Yes |
0.77 (0.05) |
0.07 |
0.85 0.04, 1.66 |
0.75 (0.04) |
0.70 |
0.79 0.03, 1.55 |
0.69 (0.06) |
0.30 |
0.30 − 0.08, 0.67 |
0.71 (0.05) |
0.30 |
0.42 − 0.32, 1.15 |
0.71 (0.06) |
0.02 |
0.38 0.07, 0.68 |
| No |
0.5 (0.09) |
0.61 (0.07) |
0.67 (0.06) |
0.65 (0.06) |
0.66 (0.06) |
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| Parent-level factors | ||||||||||||||||
| Parents accept me | Yes |
0.77 (0.05) |
0.06 |
1.14 0.22, 2.04 |
0.76 (0.04) |
0.006 |
1.41 0.57, 2.23 |
0.73 (0.05) |
0.0014 |
0.65 0.30, 1.00 |
0.71 (0.04) |
0.6279 |
0.61 − 0.43, 1.64 |
0.74 (0.05) |
< 0.001 |
0.76 0.45, 1.06 |
| No |
0.38 (0.09) |
0.49 (0.04) |
0.56 (0.09) |
0.53 (0.18) |
0.56 (0.08) |
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| Parents understand me | Yes |
0.77 (0.06) |
0.04 |
1.01 0.14, 1.85 |
0.76 (0.04) |
0.05 |
0.83 0.16, 1.48 |
0.73 (0.05) |
< 0.001 |
0.68 0.37, 0.98 |
0.72 (0.05) |
0.53 |
0.17 − 0.52, 0.86 |
0.74 (0.05) |
< 0.001 |
0.63 0.38, 0.89 |
| No |
0.45 (0.06) |
0.58 (0.07) |
0.58 (0.07) |
0.66 (0.05) |
0.6 (0.07) |
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| I trust parents | Yes |
0.76 (0.06) |
0.11 |
0.82 − 0.03, 1.66 |
0.76 (0.03) |
0.003 |
1.46 0.69, 2.22 |
0.72 (0.06) |
0.0004 |
0.71 0.37, 1.06 |
0.74 (0.03) |
0.3 |
0.69 − 0.11, 1.49 |
0.73 (0.05) |
< 0.001 |
0.81 0.52, 1.11 |
| No |
0.45 (0.08) |
0.5 (0.08) |
0.58 (0.08) |
0.006 |
0.57 (0.08) |
0.57 (0.07) |
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p < 0.05 indicates moderate statistically significant results, p < 0.01 indicates strong evidence of statistically significant results, p < 0.001 indicates very strong evidence of statistically significant results