Table 1.

Demographic variables, relationships across a lifetime, breakup appraisals, and mental health for participants who have had 0 relationships (n = 431) versus 1 or more relationships (n = 609) in the past year (N = 1,040).

	0 relationships M(SD)/N(%)	1+ relationships M(SD)/N(%)	Total M(SD)/N(%)	|t/χ2|
Age	21.30(1.88)	20.81(1.93)	21.02(1.92)	4.09***
Race				3.24
White/Caucasian	285(27.4%)	401(38.6%)	686(66.0%)
Latino	73(7.0%)	121(11.7%)	194(18.7%)
Black/African American	37(3.6%)	45(4.3%)	82(7.9%)
Asian/Pacific Islander	14(1.3%)	17(1.6%)	31(3.0%)
Multi-Racial	14(1.3%)	19(1.8%)	33(3.2%)
Other Race	8(0.8%)	6(0.6%)	14(1.3%)
Education				3.55
No High School	18(1.7%)	20(1.9%)	38(3.7%)
High School Diploma	78(7.5%)	128(12.3%)	206(19.8%)
Technical/Associate	23(2.2%)	42(4.0%)	65(6.3%)
Some College	209(20.1%)	290(27.9%)	499(48.0%)
College	72(6.9%)	92(8.8%)	164(15.8%)
Some Graduate School	31(3.0%)	37(3.6%)	68(6.5%)
Sexual Identity				2.28
Gay Identified	408(39.2%)	562(54.0%)	970(93.3%)
Non-Gay Identified	23(2.2%)	47(4.5%)	70(6.7%)
Frist “Out” Age	15.20(2.27)	15.89(2.62)	15.60(2.50)	4.44***
Sexually Active	428(41.2%)	604(58.1%)	1032(99.2%)	.05
Relationships (lifetime)
Number	1.90(1.29)	2.52(1.87)	2.26(1.68)	6.36***
Age of First Relationship	17.31(2.30)	17.75(2.90)	17.57(2.68)	2.60**
Difference in age of first partner	1.85(4.06)	2.08(4.40)	1.98(4.26)	.83
Breakup Appraisals
Positive Appraisals	3.57(1.07)	3.68(1.10)	3.63(1.09)	1.63
Negative Appraisals	2.92(1.15)	2.90(1.20)	2.91(1.18)	.25
Mental Health
Depression	2.16(.64)	2.16(.64)	2.16(.64)	.20
Anxiety	2.14(.98)	2.18(1.06)	2.16(1.03)	.62
Self-esteem	2.88(.58)	2.91(.56)	2.89(.57)	.85
Personal Competency	3.29(.54)	3.33(.54)	3.31(.54)	1.07

Note.

^*p ≤ .05;

^**p ≤ .01;

^***p ≤ .001