TABLE 2.
Descriptive Statistics and Study Characteristics for Studies Testing the Association Between Sexual Orientation and Parental Physical Abuse
| Survey (Location, Year) | Sexual Minority Group (No.) | Heterosexual Comparison Group (No.) | Effect Size, OR | Type of Abuse | Grade | SO Marker |
| YRBS (MN, 1992)41 | Bisexual female (281) | Female (11 590) | 1.43 | PAAH | 9–12 | Behavior |
| Lesbian female (45) | Female (11 590) | 1.36 | PAAH | 9–12 | Behavior | |
| Bisexual male (1207) | Male (11 636) | 2.20 | PAAH | 9–12 | Behavior | |
| Gay male (175) | Male (11 636) | 1.49 | PAAH | 9–12 | Behavior | |
| YRBS (MN, 1998)41 | Bisexual female (405) | Female (10 406) | 2.29 | PAAH | 9–12 | Behavior |
| Lesbian female (51) | Female (10 406) | 3.21 | PAAH | 9–12 | Behavior | |
| Bisexual male (1360) | Male (9606) | 2.57 | PAAH | 9–12 | Behavior | |
| Gay male (179) | Male (9606) | 1.44 | PAAH | 9–12 | Behavior | |
| YRBS (MN, 2001)a | Bisexual female (579) | Female (10 179) | 2.33 | PA | 9–12 | Behavior |
| Lesbian female (66) | Female (10 179) | 1.56 | PA | 9–12 | Behavior | |
| Bisexual male (1214) | Male (9064) | 2.71 | PA | 9–12 | Behavior | |
| Gay male (169) | Male (9064) | 2.18 | PA | 9–12 | Behavior | |
| YRBS (MN, 2004)a | Bisexual female (672) | Female (10 297) | 2.80 | PA | 9–12 | Behavior |
| Lesbian female (85) | Female (10 297) | 2.21 | PA | 9–12 | Behavior | |
| Bisexual male (1153) | Male (8886) | 2.84 | PA | 9–12 | Behavior | |
| Gay male (193) | Male (8886) | 1.82 | PA | 9–12 | Behavior | |
| YRBS (MN, 2007)a | Bisexual female (802) | Female (10 777) | 2.61 | PA | 9–12 | Behavior |
| Lesbian female (127) | Female (10 777) | 2.08 | PA | 9–12 | Behavior | |
| Bisexual male (2005) | Male (9351) | 2.10 | PA | 9–12 | Behavior |
Note. OR = odds ratio; PA = physical abuse; PHAH = physical abuse by adult in household; SO = sexual orientation; YRBS = Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance Survey.
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E. M. Saewyc, PhD, McCreary Society, written communication, March 2010.