Table 2.
Parameter estimates and standard errors for unconditional growth models of depression and suicidality among four young adult sexual orientation groups.
| Intercept factor | Slope factor | ||||
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| Model | Sexual Orientation | Mean | Variance | Mean | Variance |
| Depression | |||||
| Heterosexual | −.085(.017)***a | .572(.019)*** | .043(.003)a | .009(.001)*** | |
| Mostly Heterosexual | .221(.043)***b | .593 (.072)*** | .011(.008)a | .010(.003)*** | |
| Bisexual | .462(.105)***c | .823(.238)*** | .027(.022)a | .014(.007)* | |
| Gay/lesbian | .116(.079)***d | .936(.135)*** | −.006(.015)a | .016(.004)*** | |
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| Suicidality | |||||
| Heterosexual | .164(.006)***a | .083(.008)*** | −.015(.001)***a | .002(.0002)*** | |
| Mostly Heterosexual | .339(.031)***b | .227(.032)*** | −.024(.005)***a | .003 (.001)** | |
| Bisexual | .548(.085)***c | .246(.128)† | −.057(.018)**b | .009(.005)† | |
| Gay/lesbian | .279(.040)**b | .199(.054)*** | −.014(.008)†a | .005(.002)* | |
Note.
p<.10
p<.05
p<.01
p<.001
Estimates (e.g., intercept factor for depression) followed by different letters between groups (e.g., heterosexual vs mostly heterosexual) correspond with statistically significant group differences.