Table 3.
Direct and indirect mediation results for alcohol and substance use outcomes for bisexual and lesbian/gay individuals.
| B | SE | p-value | 95% LLCI | 95% ULCI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcohol use | ||||||
| Family rejection | ||||||
| Direct effect | Bisexual | 0.94 | 0.22 | <0.001 | 0.51 | 1.38 |
| Lesbian/Gay | 0.04 | 0.16 | 0.82 | -0.27 | 0.34 | |
| Indirect effect | Bisexual | 0.09 | 0.05 | – | 0.01 | 0.20 |
| Lesbian/Gay | 0.07 | 0.04 | – | 0.003 | 0.16 | |
| Victimization | ||||||
| Direct effect | Bisexual | 1.82 | 0.29 | <0.001 | 1.25 | 2.38 |
| Lesbian/Gay | 0.31 | 0.17 | 0.07 | -0.03 | 0.64 | |
| Indirect effect | Bisexual | 0.11 | 0.05 | – | 0.04 | 0.23 |
| Lesbian/Gay | 0.16 | 0.05 | – | 0.07 | 0.28 | |
| Substance use | ||||||
| Family rejection | ||||||
| Direct effect | Bisexual | 0.64 | 0.18 | 0.006 | 0.27 | 1.00 |
| Lesbian/Gay | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.61 | -0.19 | 0.32 | |
| Indirect effect | Bisexual | 0.08 | 0.05 | – | 0.01 | 0.19 |
| Lesbian/Gay | 0.06 | 0.03 | – | 0.01 | 0.015 | |
| Victimization | ||||||
| Direct effect | Bisexual | 1.53 | 0.23 | <0.001 | 1.07 | 1.98 |
| Lesbian/Gay | 0.39 | 0.14 | 0.005 | 0.12 | 0.66 | |
| Indirect effect | Bisexual | 0.10 | 0.04 | – | 0.03 | 0.21 |
| Lesbian/Gay | 0.14 | 0.05 | – | 0.06 | 0.25 | |
Direct effects indicate the effect from the type of discrimination to alcohol and substance use outcomes. The indirect effect indicates discrimination on substance use outcome, through DERS total score. All analyses controlled for gender and age. Bolded values indicate statistically significant findings.