Table 1.
Final Sample Demographics and Primary Outcome Variables
| Sample Characteristic | Total Sample (n=75) | SMY (n=39) | Non-SMY (n=36) | Tests of Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (M, SD) | 17.36 (2.30) | 18.67 (2.22) | 15.94 (1.37) | t(64.11) = 2.72, p < .001 |
| Sex Assigned at Birth (% Female) | 61% | 68% | 56% | χ2 (1, n = 75) = 0.98, p = .324 |
| Sexual Orientation | χ2 (4, n = 75) = 75.00, p < .001 | |||
| 100% Homosexual (%) | 15% | 28% | 0% | |
| Mostly Homosexual (%) | 8% | 15% | 0% | |
| Bisexual (%) | 19% | 36% | 0% | |
| Mostly Heterosexual (%) | 11% | 21% | 0% | |
| 100% Heterosexual (%) | 48% | 0% | 100% | |
| Race | χ2 (3, n = 75) = 1.82, p = .611 | |||
| % Asian | 9% | 13% | 6% | |
| % Black/African American | 28% | 31% | 25% | |
| % White | 55% | 49% | 61% | |
| % Other or Multiracial | 8% | 8% | 8% | |
| Ethnicity (% Hispanic) | 7% | 8% | 7% | χ2 (1, n = 68) = 0.07, p = .794 |
| Clinical & Social Characteristics (M, SD, Range)1 | ||||
| Sexual Orientation Victimization | 8.40 (2.68) Range: 6—18 |
9.26 (3.25) Range: 6—18 |
7.47 (1.40) Range: 6—12 |
F(1, 72) = 12.16, p = .001, η2 = .14 |
| Depression | 16.74 (11.12) Range: 0—40 |
20.13 (11.10) Range: 2—40 |
13.07 (10.04) Range: 0—39 |
F(1, 72) = 8.47, p = .005, η2 = .11 |
| Suicidal Ideation2 | 20.97 (25.87) Range: 0—117 |
24.23 (23.86) Range: 0—103 |
17.43 (27.79) Range: 0—117 |
F(1, 72) = 5.96, p = .017, η2 = .08 |
Note. SMY = Sexual minority youth; Depression was measured with the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (Radloff, 1977); Suicidal ideation was measured with the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (Reynolds, 1987);
1
Tests of significance controlled for age as covariate;
2
Scores reported here are untransformed values for ease of interpretation.