Table 2.
Correlates of sexual distress for heterosexual and queer Black women.
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| Demographics | 1. Age | −0.07 | .40 | −0.16** | .01 |
| 2. Education | −0.16* | .04 | −0.13* | .03 | |
| Minority Stressors | 3. SWS-Obligation to Suppress Emotions | .13 | .10 | .02 | .74 |
| 4. SWS-Obligation to Present an Image of Strength | .07 | .39 | −0.08 | .21 | |
| 5. SWS-Resistance to Being Vulnerable | .07 | .40 | .02 | .71 | |
| 6. SWS-Motivation to Succeed | .08 | .32 | −0.02 | .76 | |
| 7. SWS-Obligation to Help others | .20** | .01 | .07 | .27 | |
| 8. Gendered Racism- Beauty & Sexual Objectification | .08 | .29 | .23*** | <.001 | |
| Psychological Factors | 9. Financial Worry-Monthly Bills | .11 | .14 | .19** | .002 |
| 10. Financial Worry-Standard of Living | .23** | .003 | .16** | .01 | |
| 11. Psychological Distress | .26*** | <.001 | .43*** | <.001 | |
| 12. PTSD-intrusion | .01 | .86 | .20** | .001 | |
| 13. PTSD-Avoidance | .04 | .59 | .19** | .003 | |
| 14. PTSD-Hypervigilance | .13 | .11 | .21*** | <.001 | |
| 15. Perceived Stress | .27*** | <.001 | .34*** | <.001 | |
†
p < .001
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p < .01
*
p < .05