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. 2025 Aug 26;25:2930. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-23789-8

Table 4.

Unstandardized indirect effects of the serial mediation model

Total Indirect Effects Perceived Gender Nonconformity → Bullying → Suicidality Perceived Gender Nonconformity → Depression → Suicidality Perceived Gender Nonconformity → Bullying → Depression → Suicidality
95% CI 95% CI 95% CI 95% CI
Total S.E P-Value Lower Upper IE1 S.E P-Value Lower Upper IE2 S.E P-Value Lower Upper IE3 S.E P-Value Lower Upper
White Straight Female .001 .010 .898 -.018 .021 -.002 .005 .693 -.012 .008 .004 .007 .554 -.009 .017 -.001 .002 .692 -.004 .003
White Lesbian Female -.017 .048 .724 -.112 .078 -.057 .030 .062 -.117 .003 .062 .041 .129 -.018 .141 -.022 .017 .188 -.054 .011
White Bisexual Female .021 .033 .520 -.043 .086 -.004 .020 .846 -.042 .035 .026 .021 .218 -.015 .067 -.001 .004 .846 -.009 .007
White Not Sure Female .039 .041 .341 -.042 .121 .008 .025 .763 -.042 .057 .029 .022 .189 -.014 .073 .003 .009 .773 -.015 .020
Black Straight Female .005 .015 .711 -.023 .034 -.003 .008 .649 -.018 .012 .010 .010 .333 -.010 .030 -.001 .003 .664 -.006 .004
Black Lesbian Female .182 .074 .015 .036 .327 .116 .078 .134 -.036 .268 .073 .064 .259 -.054 .199 -.007 .017 .660 -.040 .026
Black Bisexual Female -.010 .051 .844 -.110 .090 -.053 .033 .102 -.117 .011 .063 .033 .052 -.001 .128 -.020 .013 .126 -.046 .006
Black Not Sure Female -.117 .079 .140 -.272 .038 -.025 .051 .632 -.125 .076 -.087 .057 .128 -.199 .025 -.005 .010 .626 -.025 .015
Hispanic Straight Female -.024 .014 .090 -.052 .004 -.012 .010 .223 -.031 .007 -.009 .008 .281 -.026 .007 -.003 .002 .204 -.007 .002
Hispanic Lesbian Female -.082 .105 .435 -.286 .123 -.102 .070 .146 -.239 .036 .056 .061 .359 -.063 .175 -.036 .020 .070 -.074 .003
Hispanic Bisexual Female -.066 .053 .213 -.170 .038 -.044 .034 .198 -.111 .023 -.012 .033 .704 -.077 .052 -.010 .007 .176 -.024 .004
Hispanic Not Sure Female .006 .054 .914 -.100 .112 -.033 .049 .498 -.129 .063 .044 .029 .122 -.012 .101 -.005 .010 .606 -.026 .015
Not Specified Straight Female -.016 .019 .398 -.053 .021 -.002 .004 .575 -.011 .006 -.011 .017 .507 -.043 .021 -.003 .004 .524 -.011 .006
Not Specified Lesbian Female .176 .112 .117 -.044 .396 .132 .097 .175 -.059 .322 .039 .052 .450 -.063 .141 .005 .018 .782 -.030 .040
Not Specified Bisexual Female .084 .092 .362 -.097 .265 .084 .062 .173 -.037 .205 -.042 .057 .453 -.153 .068 .043 .031 .165 -.018 .103
Not Specified Not Sure Female .041 .069 .557 -.095 .176 -.015 .023 .520 -.059 .030 .061 .063 .330 -.062 .184 -.006 .010 .567 -.025 .014
White Straight Male .023 .009 .011 .005 .040 .004 .002 .121 -.001 .008 .016 .008 .060 -.001 .033 .003 .002 .126 -.001 .007
White Gay Male .065 .088 .460 -.107 .237 .070 .052 .176 -.032 .172 -.015 .055 .784 -.122 .092 .010 .010 .320 -.009 .029
White Bisexual Male .193 .059 .001 .078 .309 .100 .039 .009 .025 .176 .092 .049 .059 -.003 .187 .001 .013 .918 -.023 .026
White Not Sure Male -.027 .050 .593 -.125 .072 -.004 .041 .927 -.083 .076 -.023 .016 .156 -.054 .009 -.001 .006 .928 -.013 .011
Black Straight Male .005 .007 .541 -.010 .019 -.001 .002 .807 -.005 .004 .005 .006 .383 -.007 .018 .000 .002 .805 -.003 .003
Black Gay Male .038 .026 .137 -.012 .088 .027 .025 .282 -.022 .076 .008 .013 .516 -.017 .034 .003 .006 .634 -.009 .014
Black Bisexual Male -.272 .290 .347 -.841 .296 -.287 .233 .219 -.745 .171 .110 .068 .107 -.024 .243 -.095 .075 .205 -.242 .052
Black Not Sure Male -.074 .155 .632 -.377 .229 -.100 .107 .349 -.310 .110 .065 .158 .680 -.245 .375 -.039 .097 .690 -.230 .152
Hispanic Straight Male .064 .010 .000 .045 .083 .027 .007 .000 .014 .040 .026 .006 .000 .013 .038 .011 .003 .000 .006 .016
Hispanic Gay Male .065 .055 .243 -.044 .173 .053 .052 .309 -.049 .155 .014 .028 .628 -.041 .069 -.002 .011 .861 -.024 .020
Hispanic Bisexual Male .078 .096 .418 -.110 .266 .020 .041 .627 -.061 .101 .040 .053 .447 -.063 .143 .018 .027 .506 -.034 .070
Hispanic Not Sure Male .071 .042 .088 -.011 .154 .020 .019 .293 -.017 .058 .058 .042 .167 -.024 .139 -.006 .007 .385 -.021 .008
Not Specified Straight Male .022 .021 .287 -.019 .063 -.004 .006 .536 -.015 .008 .029 .016 .073 -.003 .060 -.003 .004 .465 -.011 .005
Not Specified Gay Male -.008 .197 .968 -.395 .379 -.009 .067 .896 -.139 .122 .001 .140 .995 -.274 .276 .000 .006 .995 -.011 .011
Not Specified Bisexual Male -.069 .145 .636 -.352 .215 .000 .098 .999 -.191 .191 -.210 .152 .168 -.508 .089 .141 .077 .065 -.009 .292
Not Specified Not Sure Male .000 .064 .996 -.125 .126 .018 .041 .666 -.062 .098 -.020 .046 .661 -.110 .070 .003 .008 .733 -.013 .019

Significant effects are bolded

SE standard error, 95% CI 95% Confidence Interval