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Table 3 Involuntary subordination in different psychosocial groups

From: The association between involuntary subordination and common mental disorders among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Shanghai, China

Variable

GAD-7-anxiety

CESD-depression

Low level

High level

p

Low level

High level

p

(N1 = 480)

(n1 = 67)

(N 2 = 378)

(n2 = 169)

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

Defeat

16.74

5.588

23.955

5.695

< .001

15.286

4.808

22.852

5.32

< .001

Social Comparison

20.59

5.526

23.119

4.673

< .001

19.603

5.383

23.799

4.54

< .001

Submissive Behavior

21.552

4.366

25.105

3.993

< .001

21.143

4.257

23.876

4.377

< .001

Entrapment

19.063

5.949

26.746

5.218

< .001

17.759

5.406

25.024

5.477

< .001

Involuntary Subordination

77.944

16.965

98.925

14.715

< .001

73.791

15.296

95.55

14.335

< .001

  1. GAD-7 Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale, CES-D Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale, M mean, SD Standard deviation