Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics for Psychological Distress, Coping, and Internalized Homophobia
| Variable | N | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|
| Psychological distress 1 | 1019 | 36.86 (18.84) |
| Anxiety | 1080 | 13.49 (7.68) |
| Depression | 1069 | 23.37 (12.43) |
| Internalized homophobia 2 | 1084 | 1.95 (1.01) |
| Rather be straight | 1062 | 2.00 (1.58) |
| Glad to be LGB person 3 | 1063 | 2.06 (1.35) |
| LGB lifestyle not fulfilling | 1065 | 1.70 (1.30) |
| Glad part of LGB community 3 | 1057 | 2.01 (1.27) |
| Wish was heterosexual | 1062 | 1.93 (1.43) |
| Maladaptive coping 1 | 1047 | 20.15 (5.81) |
| Self-distraction | 1079 | 5.34 (1.59) |
| Denial | 1072 | 2.93 (1.46) |
| Substance use | 1075 | 3.62 (1.99) |
| Behavioral disengagement | 1076 | 3.48 (1.63) |
| Self-blame | 1073 | 4.77 (1.92) |
| Adaptive coping 1 | 1057 | 25.98 (6.51) |
| Active coping | 1073 | 5.07 (1.71) |
| Planning | 1073 | 5.24 (1.79) |
| Acceptance | 1080 | 5.63 (1.63) |
| Positive reframing | 1078 | 4.97 (1.76) |
| Instrumental Support | 1084 | 5.04 (1.85) |
| Sexual minority-specific coping 1 | 1082 | 5.78 (2.51) |
| Confronting homophobia | 1083 | 1.07 (0.77) |
| Avoidance | 1082 | 1.09 (0.71) |
| Self-acceptance | 1082 | 2.25 (0.78) |
| Spirituality | 1083 | 0.45 (0.73) |
| Online support | 1082 | 0.91 (0.97) |
1
Scale score calculated as the sum of the subscales
2
Calculated as mean of items
3
Item was reverse coded