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Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Health. 2024 Aug 14;73(5):2021–2035. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2024.2382426

Table 5.

Multilevel model fixed effects of regional and individual variables on depressive symptoms among LGBTQ+ college students (N = 21,466)

	Null Model β (SE)	Model 1 β (SE)	Model 2 β (SE)	Model 3 β (SE)	Model 4 β (SE)	Model 5 β (SE)

Intercept	12.58 (0.17)^***	12.58 (0.16)^***	12.42 (0.13)^***	12.50 (0.16)^***	12.49 (0.15)^***	12.48 (0.16)^***
Regional variables
Total anti-LGBTQ+ legislation		0.20 (0.09)^*	0.21 (0.07)^***	0.23 (0.11)^*	0.21 (0.09)^*	0.23 (0.10)^*
Individual variables
Lack of sense of belonging			1.25 (0.05)^***	1.16 (0.06)^***	1.13 (0.06)^***	1.10 (0.06)^***
Negative perceptions of campus environment				0.80 (0.06)^***	0.85 (0.06)^***	0.80 (0.06)^***
First generation status					1.30 (0.15)^***	1.35 (0.14)^***
TGNC						2.00 (0.08)^***

Note: TGNC=Transgender or gender non-conforming

p<0.05

^**

p<0.01

^***

p<0.001