Table 2 Participant responses for the perceived social support scale
From: Still in the closet: the invisible minority in medical education
Question | Response, No. (%) | Mean (SD) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly disagree | Somewhat disagree | Neutral | Somewhat agree | Strongly agree | |||
The people close to me let me know that they care about me | Hetero | 13 (1.2) | 11 (1.0) | 16 (1.3) | 214 (19.0) | 875 (77.5) | 4.7 (.66) |
LGBT | 1 (0.5) | 3 (1.5) | 1 (0.5) | 61 (30.8) | 132 (66.7) | 4.6 (.63) | |
I have someone in whose opinions I have confidence | Hetero | 12 (1.1) | 3 (0.3) | 19 (1.7) | 110 (9.8) | 981 (87.2) | 4.8 (.57) |
LGBT | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.5) | 2 (1.0) | 37 (18.7) | 157 (79.3) | 4.8 (.54) | |
I have someone that I feel I can trust completely | Hetero | 13 (1.2) | 15 (1.3) | 13 (1.2) | 86 (7.6) | 999 (88.7) | 4.8 (.63) |
LGBT | 3 (1.5) | 3 (1.5) | 5 (2.6) | 41 (20.7) | 146 (73.7) | 4.6 (.75) | |
I have people around me who will help me to keep my spirits up | Hetero | 12 (1.1) | 4 (0.4) | 16 (1.4) | 140 (12.4) | 954 (84.7) | 4.8 (.58) |
LGBT | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.5) | 4 (2.0) | 48 (24.3) | 144 (72.7) | 4.7 (.59) | |
There are people in my life who make me feel good about myself | Hetero | 10 (0.9) | 7 (0.6) | 13 (1.2) | 113 (10.0) | 982 (87.3) | 4.8 (.56) |
LGBT | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 5 (2.6) | 46 (23.2) | 146 (73.7) | 4.7 (.57) | |
I have at least one friend or relative I want to be with when I am feeling down or discouraged | Hetero | 13 (1.2) | 7 (0.6) | 33 (2.9) | 86 (7.6) | 986 (87.7) | 4.8 (.63) |
LGBT | 1 (0.5) | 7 (3.5) | 5 (2.6) | 30 (15.2) | 155 (78.2) | 4.7 (.74) | |