Table 2.
Socio-demographic, psychosocial and substance use characteristics among male and female college students of differing sexual orientations.
| Variable | Male subsample | Female subsample | ||||||||
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| All males n = 1123 M(SD) or n (%) | Heterosexual n = 1046 M(SD) or n (%) | Homosexual n = 51 M(SD) or n (%) | Bisexual n = 26 M(SD) or n (%) | p Value | All females n = 2769 M(SD) or n (%) | Heterosexual n = 2600 M(SD) or n (%) | Homosexual n = 60 M(SD) or n (%) | Bisexual n = 109 M(SD) or n (%) | p Value | |
| Sociodemographics | ||||||||||
| Age (SD) | 24.00 (7.80) | 24.07 (7.87) | 22.43 (3.92) | 24.50 (10.3) | 0.3261 | 23.33 (6.77) | 23.37 (6.87) | 23.18 (5.88) | 22.41 (4.36) | 0.3467 |
| Ethnicity (%) | ||||||||||
| White | 575 (51.20) | 546 (52.20) | 19 (37.25) | 10 (38.46) | <0.05 | 1241 (44.82) | 1167 (44.88) | 17 (28.33) | 57 (52.29) | <0.01 |
| Black | 348 (30.99) | 321 (30.69) | 20 (39.22) | 7 (26.92) | 1119 (40.41) | 1058 (40.69) | 31 (51.67) | 30 (27.52) | ||
| Other | 200 (17.81) | 179 (17.11) | 12 (23.53) | 9 (34.62) | 409 (14.77) | 375 (14.43) | 12 (20.00) | 22 (20.18) | ||
| Type of school (%) | ||||||||||
| Four-year | 687 (61.18) | 633 (60.52) | 39 (76.47) | 15 (57.69) | 0.0690 | 1764 (63.71) | 1665 (64.04) | 39 (65.00) | 60 (55.05) | 0.1570 |
| Two-year | 436 (38.82) | 413 (39.48) | 12 (23.53) | 11 (42.31) | 1005 (36.29) | 935 (35.96) | 21 (35.00) | 49 (44.95) | ||
| Psychosocial factors | ||||||||||
| Depressive symptoms (SD)a | 1.14(1.33) | 1.10 (1.30) | 1.45 (1.54) | 2.21 (1.86) | <0.0001 | 1.28 (1.31) | 1.25 (1.29) | 1.42 (1.38) | 1.86 (1.61) | <0.0001 |
| Perceived Stress Scale (SD)a | 5.84 (3.42) | 5.74 (3.40) | 6.71 (3.49) | 7.96 (3.59) | <0.001 | 6.28 (3.38) | 6.23 (3.40) | 6.79 (3.01) | 7.31 (3.16) | <0.01 |
| Satisfaction With Life Scale (SD)* | 21.62 (7.50) | 21.71 (7.46) | 21.18 (7.92) | 18.96 (8.14) | 0.1659 | 22.52 (7.49) | 22.70 (7.45) | 20.64 (6.99) | 19.32 (7.81) | <0.0001 |
| Sensation seeking (SD) | 3.46 (0.88) | 3.44 (0.88) | 3.72 (0.80) | 3.56 (1.04) | 0.0735 | 3.26 (0.91) | 3.24 (0.91) | 3.21 (0.81) | 3.71 (0.86) | <0.0001 |
| Big 5 Personality Traits (SD) | ||||||||||
| Extraversion | 8.42 (2.79) | 8.40 (2.78) | 8.88 (3.33) | 8.35 (2.19) | 0.4803 | 8.88 (2.88) | 8.88 (2.88) | 8.35 (2.63) | 9.00 (2.99) | 0.3302 |
| Agreeableness | 9.52 (2.32) | 9.51 (2.33) | 9.60 (2.12) | 9.50 (2.16) | 0.9712 | 10.16 (2.28) | 10.20 (2.27) | 9.55 (2.15) | 9.45 (2.39) | <0.001 |
| Conscientiousness | 10.67 (2.42) | 10.68 (2.41) | 11.09 (2.32) | 9.58 (2.84) | <0.05 | 11.21 (2.42) | 11.25 (2.41) | 10.94 (2.28) | 10.39 (2.59) | <0.001 |
| Emotional Stability | 10.04 (2.65) | 10.08 (2.63) | 9.63 (2.72) | 9.19(3.11) | 0.1242 | 9.33 (2.76) | 9.37 (2.74) | 9.67 (2.82) | 8.21 (2.98) | <0.0001 |
| Openness | 10.59 (2.40) | 10.54 (2.40) | 11.63 (2.10) | 10.54 (2.50) | <0.01 | 10.88 (2.27) | 10.86 (2.26) | 10.98 (2.45) | 11.36(2.36) | 0.0735 |
| Substance use, past 30 days | ||||||||||
| Any alcohol use (%)* | ||||||||||
| No | 447 (39.80) | 424 (40.54) | 15 (29.41) | 8 (30.77) | 0.1810 | 1249 (45.11) | 1198 (46.08) | 20 (33.33) | 31 (28.44) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 676 (60.20) | 622 (59.46) | 36 (70.59) | 18 (69.23) | 1520 (54.89) | 1402 (53.92) | 40 (66.67) | 78 (71.56) | ||
| Any binge drinking (%)a | ||||||||||
| No | 766 (68.21) | 711 (67.97) | 39 (76.47) | 16 (61.54) | 0.3386 | 2263 (81.73) | 2139 (82.27) | 45 (75.00) | 79 (72.48) | <0.05 |
| Yes | 357 (31.79) | 335 (32.03) | 12 (23.53) | 10 (38.46) | 506 (18.27) | 461 (17.73) | 15 (25.00) | 30 (27.52) | ||
| Marijuana (%)* | ||||||||||
| No | 899 (80.05) | 841 (80.40) | 39 (76.47) | 19 (73.08) | 0.5268 | 2488 (89.85) | 2361 (90.81) | 46 (76.67) | 81 (74.31) | <0.0001 |
| Yes | 224 (19.95) | 205 (16.60) | 12 (23.53) | 7 (26.92) | 281 (10.15) | 239 (9.19) | 14 (23.33) | 28 (25.69) | ||
| Cigarette smoking (%) | ||||||||||
| No | 669 (59.57) | 620 (59.27) | 35 (68.63) | 14 (53.85) | 0.3449 | 2043 (73.78) | 1945 (74.81) | 40 (66.67) | 58 (53.21) | <0.0001 |
| Yes | 454 (40.43) | 426 (40.73) | 16 (31.37) | 12 (46.15) | 726 (26.22) | 655 (25.19) | 20 (33.33) | 51 (46.79) | ||
| Any substance use (%) | ||||||||||
| No | 521 (46.39) | 481 (45.98) | 27 (52.94) | 13 (50.00) | 0.5812 | 1747 (63.09) | 1669 (64.19) | 29 (48.33) | 49 (44.95) | <0.0001 |
| Yes | 602 (53.61) | 565 (54.02) | 24 (47.06) | 13 (50.00) | 1022 (36.91) | 931 (35.81) | 31 (51.67) | 60 (55.05) | ||
| Substance Use Index (SD)a | 0.92 (1.02) | 0.92 (1.02) | 0.78 (1.04) | 1.15 (1.24) | 0.3968 | 0.55 (0.81) | 0.52 (0.79) | 0.82 (.93) | 1.00 (1.08) | <0.0001 |
a
Welch's ANOVA used instead of Tukey due to inequality of variances.