Table 3.
Indirect Path Analysis
| Paths | Standardized indirect effect | Bootstrap estimate | 95% CI bootstrap bias corrected | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | SE | β | SE | p | Lower bound | Upper bound | |
| Minority stress model | |||||||
| Norm conformity→ Sexual identity concerns→ Concealment | .399 | .062 | .351 | .096 | < .001 *** | .163 | .539 |
| Enacted stigma→ Sexual identity concerns → Concealment | .209 | .055 | .157 | .074 | .035 * | .011 | .303 |
| LGB family support → Sexual identity concerns → Concealment | -.237 | .043 | -.242 | .064 | < .001 *** | -.368 | -.116 |
| Norm conformity → Sexual identity concerns → Distress | .119 | .084 | .129 | .183 | .481 | −.230 | .487 |
| Enacted stigma→ sexual identity concerns→ distress | .062 | .045 | .058 | .087 | .509 | −.113 | .229 |
| LGB family support → Sexual identity concerns → Distress | −.070 | .051 | − .089 | .128 | .487 | −.339 | .162 |
| Norm conformity → Concealment → Distress | −.003 | .016 | −.012 | .024 | .610 | −.060 | .035 |
| Enacted stigma→ Concealment → Distress | .032 | .025 | .021 | .040 | .605 | −.058 | .100 |
| LGB family support→Concealment → Distress | .022 | .018 | .019 | .028 | .507 | −.036 | .074 |
| Sexual identity concerns→ Concealment → Distress | −.198 | .133 | −.131 | .218 | .547 | −.559 | .297 |
| Alternative model | |||||||
| Norm conformity→ Acceptance concerns→ Concealment | .173 | .029 | .155 *** | .035 | < .001 *** | .085 | .224 |
| Enacted stigma→ Acceptance concerns → Concealment | .095 | .030 | .064 | .038 | .092 | −.010 | .138 |
| LGB family support → Acceptance concerns → Concealment | -.127 | .024 | -.136 *** | .030 | < .001 *** | -.194 | -.077 |
| Norm conformity → Acceptance concerns → Distress | .058 | .022 | .068 * | .028 | .017 * | .012 | .123 |
| Enacted stigma→ Acceptance concerns → Distress | .032 | .014 | .028 | .019 | .142 | −.009 | .065 |
| LGB family support → Acceptance concerns → Distress | -.043 | .017 | -.060 * | .023 | .011 * | -.105 | -.014 |
| Norm conformity → Concealment → Distress | −.042 | .023 | −.033 | .026 | .200 | −.083 | .017 |
| Enacted stigma→ Concealment → Distress | .004 | .009 | .004 | .009 | .674 | −.014 | .022 |
| LGB family support→Concealment → Distress | .037 | .019 | .027 | .020 | .190 | −.013 | .067 |
| Acceptance concerns→ Concealment → Distress | −.103 | .049 | .063 | .047 | .185 | −.155 | .030 |
Note. In the alternative model, acceptance concerns as a latent variable was used to replace identity concerns. Significant paths are bolded.
***
p < .001,
**
p < .01,
*
p < .05