Table 9. Summary of positive and negative changes in six other areas of psychosocial function as a result of SOCE (in percent).
| Self-esteem | Social functioning | Depression | Self-harm | Suicidality | Alcohol/
substance abuse |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (S.E.) | % (S.E.) | % (S.E.) | % (S.E.) | % (S.E.) | % (S.E.) | |
| Positive changes | ||||||
| None/Not
applicable |
5.6 (2.1) | 9.7 (2.7) | 26.8 (4.0) | 53.2 (4.5) | 62.1 (4.3) | 83.1 (3.4) |
| Slight or
Moderate |
33.1 (4.2) | 39.5 (4.4) | 38.2 (4.4) | 20.2 (3.6) | 16.1 (3.3) | 4.8 (1.9) |
| Marked or
Extreme |
61.3 (4.4) | 50.8 (4.5) | 35.0 (4.3) | 26.6 (4.0) | 21.8 (3.7) | 12.1 (2.9) |
| Negative changes | ||||||
| None/Not
applicable |
77.4 (3.8) | 79.0 (3.7) | 66.1 (4.3) | 88.0 (2.9) | 83.1 (3.4) | 95.2 (1.9) |
| Slight or
Moderate |
21.0 (3.7) | 16.9 (3.4) | 29.0 (4.1) | 8.9 (2.6) | 14.5 (3.2) | 4.0 (1.8) |
| Marked or
Extreme |
1.6 (.01) | 4.0 (1.8) | 4.8 (1.9) | 3.2 (1.6) | 2.4 (1.4) | 0.8 (0.8) |
| Net Change
(95% C.I.) |
2.4(2.14-2.69) | 2.0
(1.74-2.26) |
1.26(.95-1.57) | 1.03(.73-1.33) | 0.76(.46-1.05) | 0.43(.20-.66) |
| P: Net Change
not = 0 |
.0000 | .0000 | .0000 | .0000 | .0000 | .0004 |
The question asked, “As a result of your change efforts, indicate the positive (negative) changes you have noticed in the following areas.” Response options were “None”, “Not applicable”, “Slightly”, “Moderately”, “Markedly”, or “Extremely so” [sic].
SOCE, sexual orientation change efforts. S.E., Standard Error; C.I., Confidence Interval; P, P-value, which expresses the probability of obtaining test results at least as extreme as the results actually observed if there was no Net Change.