Table 1.
Demographic and psychosocial characteristics of participants and comparisons of participants by GSA status
| Categorical Variables | Overall Sample (N = 475) % | With GSA (n = 333) % | Without GSA (n = 142) % | With and Without GSA Comparisons χ2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 24.24*** | |||
| Female | 257 (54.1) | 204 (61.3) | 53 (37.3) | |
| Male | 179 (37.7) | 103 (30.9) | 76 (53.5) | |
| Transgender/Other | 39 (8.2) | 26 (7.8) | 13 (9.2) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | 2.55 | |||
| Non-white | 146 (30.7) | 95 (28.5) | 51 (35.9) | |
| White | 329 (69.3) | 238 (71.5) | 91 (64.1) | |
| Population | 23 75*** | |||
| Less than 5,000 | 107 (22.7) | 57 (17.2) | 50 (35.5) | |
| 5,000 –9,999 | 46 (9.7) | 28 (8.5) | 18 (12.8) | |
| 10,000–49,999 | 137 (29.0) | 106 (32.0) | 31 (22.0) | |
| 50,000–250,000 | 105 (22.2) | 80 (24.2) | 25 (17.7) | |
| Greater than | 77 (16.3) | 60 (18.1) | 17 (12.1) | |
| 250,000 | ||||
| Relationship Status | 0.26 | |||
| Single | 313 (65.9) | 217 (65.2) | 96 (67.6) | |
| Dating/Committed | 162 (34.1) | 116 (34.8) | 46 (32.4) | |
| Relationship | ||||
| School Type | 10.94** | |||
| Private | 55 (11.6) | 28 (8.4) | 27 (19.0) | |
| Public | 420 (88.4) | 305 (91.6) | 115 (81.0) | |
| Sexual Orientation | 41.02*** | |||
| Bisexual | 132 (27.8) | 109 (32.7) | 23 (16.2) | |
| Gay or Lesbian | 213 (44.8) | 121 (36.3) | 92 (64.8) | |
| Heterosexual | 40 (8.4) | 35 (10.5) | 5 (3.5) | |
| Queer | 32 (6.7) | 19 (5.7) | 13 (9.2) | |
| Unsure or Other | 58 (12.2) | 49 (14.7) | 9 (6.3) |
| Continuous Variables | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | t statistic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 16.79 (0.77) | 16.70 (.071) | 16.98 (0.88) | −3.38** |
| Community climate | 5.52 (2.02) | 5.06 (1.87) | 6.58 (1.95) | −7.97*** |
| Childhood trauma | 1.80 (0.69) | 1.74 (0.64) | 1.95 (0.78) | −2.73** |
| Parental acceptance | 3.09 (0.88) | 3.19 (0.86) | 2.85 (0.87) | 3.85*** |
| Sexual orientation | 6.26 (2.28) | 5.98 (2.31) | 6.90 (2.08) | −4 26*** |
| Peer victimization | 7.97 (5.54) | 6.84 (4.74) | 10.61 (6.36) | −6.35*** |
**
p < .01,
***
p < .001
Note: Higher scores on the community climate variable reflect a more hostile climate for LGBT individuals.