TABLE 1.

ANCOVAS Comparing Low and High Negative Affect Groups on Sex and Drug Risk Behaviors and HIV Relevant Attitudes and Skills

Variable	Total Sample	High Negative Affect	Low Negative Affect	F	p
Marijuana use last 3 months	28.47 (42.23)	30.03 (50.24)	26.91 (32.37)	3.38	.005
Alcohol use last 3 months	6.36 (12.50)	7.20 (13.77)	5.52 (11.06)	3.51	.004
Cocaine use last 3 months	3.67 (12.00)	4.72 (13.83)	2.61 (9.76)	3.72	.003
Number of partners last 3 months	1.88 (3.90)	2.07 (3.44)	1.70 (4.30)	.77	.575
Number of partners last 6 months	2.74 (4.16)	3.15 (5.03)	2.33 (3.02)	2.55	.028
Percent unprotected sex last 3 months	38.83 (40.24)	38.95 (39.96)	38.70 (40.64)	3.90	.002
Percent unprotected sex last 6 months	41.64 (39.45)	42.98 (39.18)	40.29 (39.77)	4.39	.001
Percent unprotected sex when high on alcohol	13.04 (32.21)	16.32 (35.01)	9.73 (28.85)	1.67	.142
Percent unprotected sex when high on cocaine (last 3 months)	5.91 (22.56)	6.78 (23.91)	5.02 (21.15)	1.01	.410
Percent unprotected sex when high on marijuana (last 3 months)	18.01 (34.60)	20.03 (36.02)	15.98 (33.09)	1.84	.104
Percent unprotected vaginal sex last 3 months	26.97 (39.17)	27.39 (38.77)	26.54 (39.67)	1.56	.171
Percent unprotected vaginal sex last 6 months	28.39 (39.32)	29.95 (38.94)	26.83 (39.73)	1.72	.129
Anxiety about contracting HIV	3.14 (.66)	3.20 (.63)	3.07 (.68)	1.43	.212
Condom attitudes	3.24 (.37)	3.20 (.38)	3.28 (.35)	4.44	.001
Condom use skills	4.82 (2.19)	4.91 (2.16)	4.73 (2.23)	3.04	.011
Knowledge about HIV	13.38 (2.91)	13.01 (3.02)	13.75 (2.75)	9.72	.001
Perceived susceptibility	2.32 (.63)	2.42 (.60)	2.21 (.64)	3.81	.002
Prevention beliefs	2.68 (.47)	2.71 (.44)	2.66 (.50)	5.33	.001
Sexual self-efficacy	3.24 (.58)	3.16 (.64)	3.33 (.48)	4.68	.001
Behavioral Intentions	22.48 (5.32)	22.73 (5.43)	22.23 (5.22)	2.18	.054
Lifetime number of STD’s	.091 (.36)	.12 (.87)	.07 (.34)	3.08	.010