Interpersonal Trauma: Comparing the Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual College Students to the Experiences of Heterosexual College Students

Using data from 374 college students, three separate regression analyses revealed that the combination of gender, sexual orientation, number of types of interpersonal trauma experienced, problem avoidance, social withdrawal, expression of emotion, and self-criticism accounted for significant proportions of the variance in symptoms of depression, PTSD, and general psychological distress.