Table 3.
Estimates of intermediate steps to examine associations between country-level structural stigma, school-based and adulthood experiences, and adulthood life satisfaction among sexual minority women and men
| Multilevel model estimates | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual minority women (n = 12,284) |
Sexual minority men (n = 42,979) |
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| b | 95% CI | p | b | 95% CI | p | |
| Level 2: Country-level estimates | ||||||
| Total effects of country-level structural stigma on school-based experiences | ||||||
| Country-level structural stigma on school bullying | –0.119 | −0.232, −0.007 | 0.037 | −0.006 | −0.129, 0.117 | 0.925 |
| Country-level structural stigma on identity openness at school | −0.281 | −0.455, −0.107 | 0.002 | −0.356 | −0.491, −0.222 | <0.001 |
| Total effects of country-level structural stigma on adulthood experiences | ||||||
| Country-level structural stigma on adulthood victimization | 0.178 | 0.086, 0.270 | <0.001 | 0.189 | 0.100, 0.278 | <0.001 |
| Country-level structural stigma on adulthood life satisfaction | −0.431 | −0.541, −0.320 | <0.001 | −0.524 | −0.635, −0.413 | <0.001 |
| Indirect effects of country-level structural stigma on adulthood life satisfaction | ||||||
| Country-level structural stigma on school bullying on adulthood life satisfaction | 0.011 | 0.002, 0.021 | 0.023 | 0.001 | −0.013, 0.014 | 0.928 |
| Country-level structural stigma on adulthood victimization on adulthood life satisfaction | −0.011 | −0.016, −0.005 | <0.001 | −0.013 | −0.020, −0.006 | <0.001 |
| Level 1: Individual-level estimates | ||||||
| Total effects of school bulling on adulthood experiences | ||||||
| School bullying on adulthood victimization | 0.734 | 0.601, 0.868 | <0.001 | 0.810 | 0.738, 0.882 | <0.001 |
| School bullying on adulthood life satisfaction | −0.483 | −0.588, −0.377 | <0.001 | −0.447 | −0.503, −0.390 | <0.001 |
| Total effect of adulthood victimization on adulthood life satisfaction | ||||||
| Adulthood victimization on adulthood life satisfaction | −0.570 | −0.673, −0.467 | <0.001 | −0.700 | −0.793, −0.606 | <0.001 |
| Indirect effect of school bullying on adulthood life satisfaction | ||||||
| School bullying on adulthood victimization on adulthood life satisfaction | −0.039 | −0.052, −0.025 | <0.001 | −0.041 | −0.051, −0.031 | <0.001 |
Estimates were adjusted for the nested structure (by country) of the data