Table 1.
Demographic variables
| Control n = 36 |
Expressive writing n = 36 |
Self-affirmation n = 36 |
Condition comparisons | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Age, years | ||||||||
| Mean | 23.47 | 23.42 | F = 0.60 | p = 0.55 | ||||
| SD | 3.24 | 2.88 | 3.25 | |||||
| Race | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 5.56 | 0 | 0.00 | χ2 = 0.16 | p = 0.92 |
| Asian | 1 | 2.78 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Black/African American | 2 | 5.56 | 4 | 11.11 | 4 | 11.11 | ||
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 1 | 2.78 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| White | 33 | 91.67 | 33 | 91.67 | 34 | 94.44 | ||
| Other | 1 | 2.78 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Hispanic/Latino | ||||||||
| No | 35 | 97.20 | 36 | 100 | 35 | 97.20 | χ2 = 102 | p = 0.60 |
| Yes | 1 | 2.78 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2.78 | ||
| Sex assigned at birth | ||||||||
| Male | 11 | 30.60 | 10 | 27.80 | 10 | 27.80 | χ2 = 0.09 | p = 0.96 |
| Female | 25 | 69.40 | 26 | 72.20 | 26 | 72.20 | ||
| Gender Identity | ||||||||
| Man | 10 | 27.78 | 12 | 33.33 | 9 | 25.00 | χ2 = 193 | p = 0.38 |
| Woman | 20 | 55.56 | 21 | 58.33 | 19 | 52.78 | ||
| Transgender man | 1 | 2.78 | 3 | 8.33 | 3 | 8.33 | ||
| Transgender woman | 1 | 2.78 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Genderqueer | 4 | 11.11 | 2 | 5.56 | 4 | 11.11 | ||
| Gender non-conforming/-binary | 3 | 8.33 | 3 | 8.33 | 4 | 11.11 | ||
| Two-spirit | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2.78 | ||
| Hijra | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Other | 2 | 5.56 | 2 | 5.56 | 1 | 2.78 | ||
| Sexual Orientation | ||||||||
| Asexual | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2.78 | 1 | 2.78 | χ2 = 0.30 | p = 0.86 |
| Bisexual | 13 | 36.11 | 9 | 25.00 | 8 | 22.22 | ||
| Gay | 8 | 22.22 | 9 | 25.00 | 9 | 25.00 | ||
| Lesbian | 12 | 33.33 | 9 | 25.00 | 9 | 25.00 | ||
| Pansexual | 3 | 8.33 | 6 | 16.67 | 6 | 16.67 | ||
| Questioning | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2.78 | ||
| Other | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 5.56 | 2 | 5.56 | ||
| Education | ||||||||
| Less than college | 18 | 50 | 19 | 52.8 | 21 | 58.3 | χ2 = 0.52 | p = 077 |
| College degree | 18 | 50 | 17 | 47.2 | 15 | 41.7 | ||
| Employment Status | ||||||||
| Full-time | 14 | 38.9 | 13 | 36.1 | 14 | 38.9 | χ2 = 11.46 | p = 0.08 |
| Part-time | 21 | 58.3 | 13 | 36.1 | 12 | 33.3 | ||
| Student (employed) | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 13.9 | 6 | 16.7 | ||
| Unemployed | 1 | 2.8 | 5 | 13.9 | 4 | 11.1 | ||
| Personal Income (past year) | ||||||||
| Less than $10,000 | 11 | 26.8 | 17 | 47.2 | 13 | 36.1 | χ2 = 2.20 | p = 033 |
| More than $10,000 | 25 | 69.4 | 19 | 52.8 | 23 | 63.9 | ||
| Family Class Background | ||||||||
| Poor | 3 | 8.3 | 7 | 19.4 | 6 | 16.7 | χ2 = 4.53 | p = 081 |
| Working class | 12 | 33.3 | 11 | 30.6 | 13 | 36.1 | ||
| Lower middle class | 8 | 22.2 | 4 | 11.1 | 5 | 13.9 | ||
| Middle class | 10 | 27.8 | 11 | 30.6 | 11 | 30.6 | ||
| Upper middle class | 3 | 8.3 | 3 | 8.3 | 1 | 2.8 | ||
| Relationship Status | ||||||||
| Single | 11 | 30.6 | 10 | 27.8 | 14 | 38.9 | χ2 = 1.10 | p = 058 |
| In a relationship | 25 | 69.4 | 26 | 72.2 | 22 | 61.1 | ||
Note. Race, gender, and sexual orientation variables were dichotomized as follows when conducting condition comparisons: race (white versus person of color), gender (cisgender/transgender versus gender non-conforming), sexual orientation (gay or lesbian versus not gay or lesbian).