Table 4.

Mean Score Postvictimization Negative Mental Health Consequences, by Sexual Orientation.

	Mean Score	SD	95% CI
Heterosexual/straight	1.831	0.032	[1.762, 1.899]
Bisexual	2.259	0.211	[1.982, 2.736]
Gay	2.373	0.184	[1.929, 2.818]
Wald F	3.63
p	.03

Note. Negative mental health was a scaled variable taking into account reports of current difficulty sleeping, missing school or work, self-reported overall current mental health status, and some post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomology. Scores ranged from 0 (no reported negative mental health consequences) to 8 (difficulty sleeping, missing school/work, poor self-rated health, PTSD).

When comparing groups using postestimation tests, both gay men and bisexual men have significantly higher average scores than straight men. However, gay and bisexual men do not significantly differ from each other in their mean scores.