Table 5.

Results from Linear Regression Analyses with Bisexual-Specific Minority Stress Predicting Health Outcomes Among Adults with Bisexual Orientation

	Overall Physical Health (Total Scale)	Physical Functioning	Role Limitations due to Physical Health	Pain	General Health
Models	β (SE)	β (SE)	β (SE)	β (SE)	β (SE)

Step 1
Age	−.32 (0.11)^***	−.33 (0.10)^***	−.28 (0.21)^***	−.30 (0.12)^***	−.13 (0.13)^*
Gender	−.19 (1.18)^***	−.20 (1.06)^***	−.15 (2.24)^**	−.16 (1.27)^**	−.12 (1.39)^*
Education	.09 (1.26)	.11 (1.14)^*	.03 (2.39)	.07 (1.36)	.10 (1.49)
Income	.21 (0.59)^***	.15 (0.54)^*	.18 (1.24)^**	.17 (0.64)^**	.15 (0.70)^*
Race	.00 (0.51)	.03 (0.46)	.02 (0.97)	.01 (0.55)	−.05 (0.60)
	R²= .10	R²= .10	R²= .07	R²= .08	R²= .05
Step 2
Sexual minority stress	−.21 (1.09)^***	−.10 (1.00)^*	−.16 (2.09)^*	−.18 (1.19)^***	−.21 (1.29)^***
	R²= .14	R²= .11	R²= .10	R²= .11	R²= .09
	Δ R² = .04^**	Δ R² = .01^*	Δ R² = .02^**	Δ R² = .03^**	Δ R² = .04^**
Step 3
Sexual minority stress	−.11 (1.37)	−.06 (1.27)	−.12 (2.64)^*	−.08 (1.49)	−.06 (1.60)
Bisexual-specific minority stress	−.16 (0.95)^**	−.07 (0.88)	−.07 (1.83)	−.16 (1.03)^**	−.25 (1.11)^***
	Δ R² = .02^**	Δ R² = .003	Δ R² = .003	Δ R² = .02^**	Δ R² = .04^***

Note. Δ R² = change in percent variance accounted for between Steps 2 and 3. β = standardized beta coefficient; SE = standardized error.

p < 0.05

^**

p < 0.01

^***

p < .001