Table 1.
Demographics, descriptive, and reliability statistics for the overall sample, the SGM subsample, and the non-SGM subsample
| Overall sample | SGM | Non-SGM | t/χ2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size: % (n) | 100% (125) | 44.8% (56) | 55.2% (69) | ||
| Age: mean (SD) | 28.27 (9.79) | 26.96 (8.21) | 29.30 (10.83) | 1.33 | .187 |
| Gender: % (n) | 18.00 | .001 | |||
| Cisgender men | 64.0% (80) | 44.6% (25) | 79.9% (55) | ||
| Cisgender women | 31.2% (39) | 44.6% (25) | 20.3% (14) | ||
| Other | 4.0% (5) | 9.0% (5) | – | ||
| Did not report | 0.8% (1) | 1.8% (1) | – | ||
| Ethnicity: % (n) | 3.59 | .058 | |||
| Hispanic | 6.4% (8) | 1.8% (1) | 10.1% (7) | ||
| Non-Hispanic | 92.0% (115) | 96.4% (54) | 88.4% (61) | ||
| Did not report | 1.6% (2) | 1.8% (1) | 1.4% (1) | ||
| Race: Percent (n) | 9.60 | .087 | |||
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.8% (1) | 1.8% (1) | – | ||
| Asian or Asian-American | 4.0% (5) | – | 7.3% (5) | ||
| Black or African-American | 0.8% (1) | 1.8% (1) | – | ||
| Hispanic or Latina/o | 2.4% (3) | – | 4.3% (3) | ||
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | – | – | – | ||
| White | 82.4% (103) | 87.5% (49) | 78.3% (54) | ||
| Multiracial | 8.8% (11) | 7.1% (4) | 10.1% (7) | ||
| Did not report | 0.8% (1) | 1.8% (1) | – | ||
| Sexual orientation: % (n) | |||||
| Heterosexual or straight | 55.2% (69) | – | 100% (69) | ||
| Gay/lesbian | 0.8% (1) | 1.8% (1) | – | ||
| Bisexual | 25.6% (32) | 57.1% (32) | – | ||
| Unsure/questioning | 5.6% (7) | 12.5% (7) | – | ||
| Other | 12.8% (16) | 28.6% (16) | – | ||
| Suicide attempt history: % (n) | 24.0% (30) | 37.5% (21) | 13.0% (9) | 10.97 | .001 |
| BDSM involvement | |||||
| BDSM fantasies only | 27.2% (34) | 19.6% (11) | 33.3% (23) | ||
| Most sex does not include BDSM | 25.6% (32) | 17.9% (10) | 31.9% (22) | ||
| Sex includes BDSM half of the time | 20.8% (26) | 25% (14) | 17.4% (12) | ||
| Most sex includes BDSM | 16.0% (20) | 23.2% (13) | 10.1% (7) | ||
| All sex includes BDSM | – | – | – | ||
| BDSM is an integral part of my life | 10.4% (13) | 14.3% (8) | 7.2% (5) | ||
| BDSM disclosure: mean (SD) | 14.70 (17.68) | 20.50 (19.90) | 10.00 (14.13) | −3.45 | .001 |
| Close friends | 26.25 (35.28) | 36.71 (39.75) | 17.75 (28.79) | ||
| Family | 4.16 (13.87) | 6.86 (18.66) | 1.94 (7.49) | ||
| Strangers/acquaintances | 13.51 (22.38) | 17.93 (21.59) | 9.93 (22.51) | ||
| INQ: mean (SD); Cronbach’s alpha | |||||
| TB | 33.85 (11.13); α = .73 | 32.66 (12.41); α = .90 | 34.82 (9.96); α = .83 | 1.08 | .280 |
| PB | 14.84 (6.74); α = .76 | 15.50 (7.22); α = .76 | 14.30 (6.32); α = .75 | −0.99 | .326 |
| PANSI: mean (SD); Cronbach’s alpha | |||||
| Negative ideation | 16.65 (6.57); α = .92 | 17.16 (7.25); α = .92 | 16.23 (5.99); α = .92 | −0.79 | .433 |
| Positive ideation | 18.06 (4.79); α = .86 | 17.96 (4.65); α = .83 | 18.13 (4.93); α = .88 | 0.19 | .847 |
SGM = sexual gender minority; suicide attempt history (coded 0 = no previous suicide attempts, 1 = one or more previous suicide attempts); BDSM disclosure = the percentage of time participants disclosed their BDSM identity or activities with others calculated by averaging three disclosure items based on social category (i.e., close friends, family, strangers/acquaintances); INQ = Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire; TB = Thwarted belongingness subscale from the INQ. PB = Perceived burdensomeness subscale, INQ; PANSI = Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation Inventory; Negative ideation = Negative ideation subscale (suicidal ideation), PANSI; Positive ideation = Positive ideation subscale, PANSI. Participants were provided the option to identify as more than one race