Table 3.
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Sexual Min. (n = 180) | Heterosexual (n = 77) | F |
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Racial Min. (n = 80) | White (n = 178) | F |
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Agency | 4.98 (1.76) | 5.15 (1.57) | 0.59 | — | 5.22 (1.70) | 4.94 (1.69) | 1.47 | — | ||
Family support | 4.14 (1.88) | 4.61 (1.97) | 3.49 | — | 3.91 (1.97) | 4.40 (1.89) | 4.03 | — | ||
Support/Social received | 4.52 (0.58) | 4.32 (0.85) | 4.54* | .02 | 4.37 (0.80) | 4.50 (0.61) | 2.07 | — | ||
Info/Resources received | 3.71 (1.06) | 3.64 (1.01) | 0.11 | — | 3.79 (1.11) | 3.63 (1.02) | 1.49 | — | ||
Advocacy done | 3.23 (0.98) | 2.89 (0.87) | 6.57* | .03 | 2.93 (1.02) | 3.21 (0.92) | 5.25* | .02 | ||
Organizational structure | 3.13 (0.72) | 2.97 (0.70) | 3.16 | — | 2.96 (0.76) | 3.12 (0.70) | 4.01 | — | ||
LGBT school climate | 1.93 (0.56) | 2.12 (0.50) | 4.29* | .02 | 2.05 (0.60) | 1.95 (0.52) | 2.47 | — |
Note. Values represent the means and standard deviations (in parentheses) of scores for each demographic group. Sexual min. = sexual minority youth; Racial min. = racial/ethnic minority youth; Agency = sense of agency; Family support = perceived family support; Support/Social received = amount of support/socializing received from the GSA; Info/Resources received = amount of information and resources received from the GSA; Advocacy done = amount of advocacy done in the GSA; Organizational structure = perceived level of organizational structure within the GSA; LGBT school climate = perceived positive LGBT climate in the school.
p < .05.