Table 3.
Association of sociodemographic and primary coping styles among the LGBT+ community in Malaysia.
| Demographic Variables | Mental Health Disorder | Test Statistics | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | |||
| Age Group | ||||
| <25 years old | 6 (14.6) | 35 (85.4) | 0.942 | 0.624 |
| 25–35 years old | 21 (21.4) | 77 (78.6) | ||
| >35 years old | 3 (23.1) | 10 (76.9) | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 23 (25.3) | 68 (74.7) | 4.719 | 0.317 |
| Female | 3 (9.7) | 28 (90.3) | ||
| Trans man | 1 (14.3) | 6 (85.7) | ||
| Trans woman | 1 (20.0) | 4 (80.0) | ||
| Others | 2 (11.1) | 16 (88.9) | ||
| Sexual Orientation | ||||
| Asexual | 1 (25.0) | 3 (75.0) | 9.159 | 0.054 |
| Bisexual | 3 (8.3) | 33 (91.7) | ||
| Heterosexual | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | ||
| Homosexual (lesbian or gay) | 23 (25.3) | 68 (74.7) | ||
| Others | 1 (5.9) | 16 (94.1) | ||
| Ethnics | ||||
| Malay | 8 (14.5) | 47 (85.5) | 5.875 | 0.209 |
| Chinese | 17 (28.3) | 43 (71.7) | ||
| Indian | 3 (15.0) | 17 (85.0) | ||
| Bumiputra Sabah and Sarawak | 1 (7.1) | 13 (92.9) | ||
| Other | 3 (100.0) | |||
| Religion | ||||
| Islam | 6 (12.8) | 41 (87.2) | 8.540 | 0.129 |
| Atheism | 3 (15.8) | 16 (84.2) | ||
| Buddhism | 10 (40.0) | 15 (60.0) | ||
| Christianity | 6 (19.4) | 25 (80.6) | ||
| Hinduism | 1 (11.1) | 8 (88.9) | ||
| Others | 4 (19.0) | 17 (81.0) | ||
| Area of Living | ||||
| Urban area | 23 (21.9) | 82 (78.1) | 6.359 | 0.042 1 |
| Suburban area | 4 (9.8) | 37 (90.2) | ||
| Rural area | 3 (50.0) | 3 (50.0) | ||
| States | ||||
| Semenanjung states (excluding FT) | 23 (22.5) | 79 (77.5) | 3.280 | 0.350 |
| Sabah and Sarawak | 2 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) | ||
| Wilayah Persekutuan | 4 (10.5) | 34 (89.5) | ||
| Outside of Malaysia | 1 (16.7) | 5 (83.3) | ||
| Education | ||||
| Secondary | 2 (15.4) | 11 (84.6) | 0.170 | 0.680 |
| Tertiary | 28 (20.1) | 11 (79.9) | ||
| Occupation | ||||
| Working | 22 (22.4) | 76 (77.6) | 2.742 | 0.254 |
| Studying | 7 (19.4) | 29 (80.6) | ||
| Unemployed | 1 (5.6) | 17 (94.4) | ||
| Colleagues’ Knowledge | ||||
| No | 3 (18.8) | 13 (81.2) | 2.780 | 0.249 |
| Yes | 4 (13.3) | 26 (86.7) | ||
| Some or maybe | 15 (28.8) | 37 (71.2) | ||
| Colleagues’ Support | ||||
| High | 11 (19.6) | 45 (80.4) | 2.087 | 0.352 |
| Moderate | 10 (30.3) | 23 (69.7) | ||
| Low | 1 (11.1) | 8 (88.9) | ||
| Income | ||||
| B40 | 10 (17.2) | 48 (82.8) | 1.187 | 0.552 |
| M40 | 16 (24.6) | 49 (75.4) | ||
| T20 | 4 (17.4) | 19 (82.6) | ||
| Family Knowledge | ||||
| No | 14 (29.8) | 33 (70.2) | 8.227 | 0.016 1 |
| Yes | 11 (23.9) | 35 (76.1) | ||
| Some or Maybe | 5 (8.5) | 54 (91.5) | ||
| Family Support | ||||
| High | 7 (21.9) | 25 (78.1) | 0.118 | 0.943 |
| Moderate | 11 (19.3) | 46 (80.7) | ||
| Low | 12 (19.0) | 51 (81.0) | ||
| Friends’ Knowledge | ||||
| No | 3 (75.0) | 1 (25.0) | 11.113 | 0.040 1 |
| Yes | 12 (13.5) | 77 (86.5) | ||
| Some or maybe | 15 (25.4) | 44 (74.6) | ||
| Friends’ Support | ||||
| High | 18 (15.4) | 99 (84.6) | 6.196 | 0.045 1 |
| Moderate | 10 (33.3) | 20 (66.7) | ||
| Low | 2 (40.0) | 3 (60.0) | ||
| Problem-Focused Coping | ||||
| No | 4 (8.2) | 45 (91.8) | 6.114 | 0.013 1 |
| Yes | 26 (25.2) | 77 (74.8) | ||
| Emotion-Focused Coping | ||||
| No | 26 (24.3) | 81 (75.7) | 4.749 | 0.029 1 |
| Yes | 4 (8.9) | 41 (91.1) | ||
| Avoidant Coping | ||||
| No | 30 (21.1) | 112 (78.9) | 2.632 | 0.103 |
| Yes | 10 (100.0) | |||
* Based on the Department of Statistics Malaysia, the financial classification of monthly household income is as such: B40 = MYR 4849 or less, M40 = between MYR 4850 and 10,959, T20 = MYR 10,960 or more. 1 p < 0.05.