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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Sex Behav. 2022 Aug 16;51(8):3993–4006. doi: 10.1007/s10508-022-02379-4

Table 4.

Item Response Probabilities for Latent Classes of Consequences of First Intercourse, by Gender

Male
Female
Multidimensional Positive
(49.39%)
Intimacy and Satisfaction
(34.39%)
Guilt and
Regret
(16.22%)
Intimacy and Satisfaction
with Pain
(48.04%)
Multidimensional Negative
(31.11%)
Mixed Feelings
(20.86%)
Positive Intrapersonal Consequences
Feel physically satisfied .96 .66 .59 .75 .20 .95
Feel better or cheered up .95 .42 .23 .51 .00 .59
Feel a thrill or rush .88 .54 .49 .70 .38 .38
Feel attractive or better about yourself .90 .27 .14 .49 .13 .13
Negative Intrapersonal Consequences
Worry about pregnancy .52 .10 .41 .25 .61 .99
Worry about HIV .16 .00 .21 .00 .30 .32
Worry about another STD .24 .03 .45 .08 .38 .47
Not enjoy it .00 .03 .35 .08 .57 .17
Worry your parents may find out .19 .02 .54 .30 .39 .78
Experience any discomfort or pain .06 .00 .29 .61 .80 .71
Feel you went against your morals or ethics .25 .00 .66 .10 .55 .64
Wish you had not had sex .04 .00 .59 .00 .66 .33
Positive Interpersonal Consequences
Feel intimate or closer to partner .85 .61 .47 .97 .28 .71
Feel you avoided annoying or angering your partner .32 .09 .08 .17 .33 .29
Feel you enhanced your reputation .67 .10 .12 .00 .07 .11
Negative Interpersonal Consequences
Feel things moved too fast .31 .00 .65 .05 .64 .41
Worried partner wants more commitment .40 .04 .33 .00 .12 .21
Worried another partner will find out .14 .02 .12 .00 .04 .00
Feel you harmed your reputation .13 .00 .35 .00 .33 .28

Note. Item response probabilities greater than .60 in bold to facilitate interpretation.