Table 1.
Bivariate Comparisons of CSA Survivors Versus Participants th No History of CSA: Wave 1
| Variable | CSA survivors (n = 245) | Other participants (n = 487) | t or χ2 | Effect size (d or M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woman’s Sexual Behavior | ||||
| Lifetime STI (%) | 39.3% | 20.3% | 29.90*** | .20 |
| STI from Wave 1 partner (%) | 5.4% | 2.7% | 3.46b | .07 |
| Lifetime Partners a | ||||
| M | 6.62 | 5.29 | 5.03*** | .40 |
| SD | 3.37 | 3.35 | ||
| Age of first consensual intercourse | ||||
| M | 16.41 | 16.92 | 3.64*** | .19 |
| SD | 2.78 | 2.47 | ||
| How soon intercourseb | ||||
| M | 3.03 | 2.88 | 1.93# | .16 |
| SD | 0.90 | 0.93 | ||
| Partner Aggression | ||||
| Physical aggression | ||||
| M | 0.46 | 0.35 | 1.94# | .16 |
| SD | 0.73 | 0.66 | ||
| Sexual aggression | ||||
| M | 0.30 | 0.18 | 3.29# | .25 |
| SD | 0.54 | 0.42 | ||
| Psychological aggression | ||||
| M | 0.25 | 0.20 | 1.38 | .12 |
| SD | 0.43 | 0.40 | ||
| Partner Sexual Risk Partner lifetime partnersa,c | ||||
| M | 6.80 | 5.57 | 2.78** | .22 |
| SD | 5.90 | 5.07 | ||
| Partner infidelity | ||||
| M | 1.82 | 1.54 | 3.15** | .26 |
| SD | 1.13 | 1.01 |
Note. CSA = childhood sexual abuse.
a
For display purposes, categorical response categories were replaced with approximations of the actual number of partners, that is, the category representing 5-10 partners was recoded as 7.5 partners.
b
Recoded so that higher values indicate having sex sooner in the relationship.
c
“I don’t know” responses were recoded as the sample mean.
#
p < .06.
**
p < .01.
***
p < .001.