Regression of Friendship Satisfaction and Total Number of Friends on Life Satisfaction (Hypothesis 3).

*** p < .001 ** p < .01 * p < .05. Separate OLS regressions examining the predictors of life satisfaction are shown for the overall sample and then for each specific gender by sexual orientation grouping. The reference groups for dummy coded variables were: Gender (Men), Gay/Lesbian and Bisexual (Heterosexual), Children (No Children), and Marital Status (Unmarried). Regression of Friendship Satisfaction and Total Number of Friends on Life Satisfaction (Hypothesis 3).