Table 5.
Intercorrelations among the studied variables
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall group | |||||
| 1. Gender nonconformity | - | ||||
| 2. Same-sex attraction | .19** | - | |||
| 3. Homophobic name-calling | .18** | .18** | - | ||
| 4. Social anxiety | .30** | .19** | .12** | - | |
| 5. Psychological distress | .30** | .29** | .24** | .53** | - |
| Boys and girls1 | |||||
| 1. Gender nonconformity | - | .06 | .18** | .24** | .24** |
| 2. Same-sex attraction | .37** | - | .24** | .15** | .30** |
| 3. Homophobic name-calling | .28** | .19** | - | .09* | .25** |
| 4. Social anxiety | .35** | .23** | .24** | - | .53** |
| 5. Psychological distress | .35** | .26** | .43** | .50** | - |
Note:
Intercorrelations for boys are presented below the diagonal, and intercorrelations for girls are presented above the diagonal.
Gender nonconformity: 1 = low, 7 = high; same-sex attraction: 1 = low, 5 = high; homophobic name-calling: 1 = low, 5 = high; social anxiety: 1 = low, 5 = high; psychological distress: 1 = low, 5 = high.
p<.05,
p<.01