Journal of Student Research 2023

Journal of Student Research 24 Second, participants completed demographic questions after responding to an abbreviated version of the Family Environment Scale (FES; Moos & Moos, 1994), Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 (GAD-7; Spitzer et al., 2006), and an abbreviated version of the Positive Home Integration Scale (PHI; Wait et al., 2016). Participants Participants varied in age from 18 to 32 years, with an average of 22.3 years. Fifty percent of participants identified as female (n = 28), 48.2% identified as male (n = 27), and one participant preferred to self-describe (1.8%) listing as non-binary, transmasc, and two-spirit (see Table 1). The majority of participants identified as straight/heterosexual (80.4%), while 10.7% identified as bisexual, 5.4% as gay, and 1.8% preferred to self-describe. One participant (n = 1) did not respond to this question. Approximately 45% percent of participants identified as White while 39.3% of participants identified as Black/African American which fits with the over representation of youth of color in the foster care system compared to foster families (Cross, 2008). In terms of highest degree or level of school completed, 35.7% were high school graduates, 23.2% attended some college, 16.1% attended some graduate school, 10.7% completed college, 7.1% completed some vocational/trade school, 3.6% completed vocational/trade school, and 3.6% completed some graduate school. Participants represented diverse regions throughout the U.S. A majority of participants (62.5%) reported being from an urban area, 26.8% from a suburban area, and 10.7% from a rural area. Table 1 Descriptive Statistics for Demographic Characteristics (N = 56) Characteristics (M [SD] or %) Gender Female 50.0% (n = 28) Male 48.2% (n = 27) Self-Describe: 1.8% (n = 1) Age 22.34 [SD = 3.76] Sexual Orientation Gay 5.4% (n = 3) Straight/heterosexual 80.4% (n = 45) Bisexual 10.7% (n = 6) Self-Describe: 1.8% (n = 1)

Race/Ethnicity

Black/African American

39.3% (n = 22) 44.6% (n = 25) 3.6% (n = 2) 3.6% (n = 2) 5.4% (n = 3) 1.8% (n = 1) 1.8% (n = 1)

White/Caucasian

Latinx

South Asian/Indo-Pak

East Asian

Native American Biracial/multiracial

Education

High school graduate

35.7% (n = 20)

Some college 23.2% (n = 13) Some vocational/trade school 7.1% (n = 4) Vocational trade school 3.6% (n = 2) College 10.7% (n = 6) Some graduate school 3.6% (n = 2) Graduate school 16.1% (n = 9)

Geographic Location Urban area

62.5% (n = 35) 26.8% (n = 15) 10.7% (n = 6)

Suburban area Rural area

Table 1: Descriptive Statistics for Demographic Characteristics (N = 56).