Table 2.
Among youth who saw and did not see a healthcare provider, the mean level (SD) of protective social connectedness factors
| Primary care | Dental care | Mental health care | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | t-test | Yes | No | t-test | Yes | No | t-test | |
| Transgender/Gender Non-Conformi | |||||||||
| Parent connectedness | 3.67 (0.92) | 3.41 (0.97) | 5.79, p<.001 | 3.66 (0.92) | 3.33 (0.97) | 6.98, p<.001 | 3.44 (0.93) | 3.64 (0.95) | 4.39, p<.001 |
| Non-parental adult connections | 3.00 (1.09) | 2.77 (1.09) | 4.59, p<.001 | 2.97 (1.10) | 2.77 (1.08) | 3.51, p<.001 | 2.69 (1.01) | 3.03 (1.12) | 6.90, p<.001 |
| Teacher-student relationships | 2.73 (0.59) | 2.64 (0.65) | 3.18, p=.009 | 2.70 (0.62) | 2.67 (0.62) | 0.83, p=.409 | 2.59 (0.61) | 2.75 (0.61) | 5.49, p<.001 |
| Friend connections | 3.78 (1.17) | 3.54 (1.23) | 4.25, p<.001 | 3.76 (1.17) | 3.51 (1.24) | 4.13, p<.001 | 3.55 (1.27) | 3.77 (1.15) | 3.71, p<.001 |
| Cisgender | |||||||||
| Parent connectedness | 4.11 (0.83) | 4.02 (0.89) | 2.22, p=.027 | 4.15 (0.82) | 3.85 (0.90) | 6.09, p<.001 | 3.66 (0.92) | 4.16 (0.81) | 8.69, p<.001 |
| Non-parental adult connections | 3.57 (1.00) | 3.40 (1.04) | 3.50, p<.001 | 3.60 (0.99) | 3.23 (1.06) | 6.69, p<.001 | 3.07 (0.99) | 3.59 (1.00) | 8.02, p<.001 |
| Teacher-student relationships | 2.83 (0.58) | 2.76 (0.58) | 2.60, p=.009 | 2.83 (0.57) | 2.74 (0.58) | 2.81, p=.005 | 2.64 (0.58) | 2.84 (0.58) | 5.47, p<.001 |
| Friend connections | 3.99 (1.04) | 3.85 (1.10) | 2.68, p=.007 | 4.03 (1.01) | 3.66 (1.17) | 5.94, p<.001 | 3.62 (1.12) | 4.00 (1.04) | 5.61, p<.001 |
Note. Bolded results were significant at p < .10.
Ranges for parent connectedness, non-parental adult connections, and friend connections were 1–5; range for student-teacher relationships was 1–4.