Table 2.
Comparison of daily stress exposure and daily well-being by SM status (N = 3,421)
| Variable | SM (n = 98) | Heterosexual (n = 3,323) | F a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | Ranges | M | SD | Ranges | ||
| Daily stress exposure | |||||||
| Number of stressors | 0.68 | 0.47 | 0–2 | 0.55 | 0.48 | 0–5 | 5.57* |
| Any stressorsb | 0.48 | 0.26 | 0–1 | 0.41 | 0.27 | 0–1 | 7.15** |
| Multiple stressorsb | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0–1 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0–1 | 1.25 |
| Type of daily stressorb | |||||||
| Arguments or disagreements | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0–1 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0–1 | 2.20 |
| Avoiding arguments or disagreements | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0–1 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0–1 | 0.73 |
| Work/school stressors | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0–.75 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0–1 | 5.12* |
| Home stressors | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0–.67 | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0–1 | 0.21 |
| Discrimination | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0–.43 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0–.57 | 4.88* |
| Network stressors | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0–1 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 0–1 | 0.53 |
| Other stressors | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0–1 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0–1 | 3.56 |
| Daily well-being | |||||||
| Negative affect | 0.30 | 0.37 | 0–1.9 | 0.21 | 0.28 | 0–3.32 | 14.05*** |
| Physical symptoms | 1.56 | 1.56 | 0–7 | 1.32 | 1.69 | 0–14 | 4.92* |
Note. SM = sexual minority.
a Covariates: age (in years), sex (0 = male, 1 = female), race (0 = non-White, 1 = White), education (0 = high school or less, 1 = some college or more), marital status (0 = other, 1 = married), subjective physical health (0 = poor/fair, 1 = good/very good/ excellent), trait neuroticism (continuous), and wave of study (MIDUS-R is the reference);
b Represents fractions of study days. For example, for the variable any stressors, a value of 1 means that a participant always reported at least one stressor in each study day they completed.
*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.