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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Dec 30.
Published in final edited form as: J Consult Clin Psychol. 2003 Jun;71(3):575–586. doi: 10.1037/0022-006x.71.3.575

Table 2.

Adjusted Raw Means and Standard Deviations Shown for Abused and Comparison Group Differences in Time 5 Sexual Activity and Attitude Variables and Progeny Variables

Variable Total
Abused
Comparison
p
M SD M SD M SD
Set 1: Time 5 SAAQ responders n = 166 n = 77 n = 89
 Sexual Permissiveness
  (possible range: 12–60) 49.67 12.60 48.52 13.24 50.66 12.09 .20
 Sexual Preoccupation
  (possible range: 15–75) 39.66 11.37 41.41 11.05 38.14 11.37 .04*
 Negative Attitude Toward Sex
  (possible range: 10–50) 18.38 6.31 17.94 5.99 18.76 5.56 .39
 Pressure to Engage in Sex
  (possible range: 6–30) 14.48 3.97 15.08 4.26 13.97 3.67 .08
 % reporting any STDs 26.49 44.27 32.44 45.13 21.48 43.01 .10
 % who have had intercourse 83.13 37.55 83.92 35.10 82.45 39.45 .79

Set 2: Have had sexual intercourse: n = 138 n = 66 n = 72
 Age at first intercoursea 2.93 1.27 2.60 0.94 3.23 0.99 .0002**
  (approximations in years) (≅15.00) (≅14.00) (≅15.50)
 No. of partners in past yearb 2.76 1.25 2.89 1.28 2.64 1.21 .22
 Birth control efficacyc,d 4.16 2.04 3.56 4.90 4.70 5.00 .0008**
 No. of HIV-risk behaviors
  (possible range: 0–11) 3.96 1.83 4.15 1.93 3.78 1.71 .23
 % who have been pregnant 53.17 50.13 52.95 49.12 55.62 50.22 .78
 No. of pregnancies (range: 0–5) 0.98 1.20 1.05 1.29 0.90 1.10 .43
 % who have had at least one abortion 22.46 41.88 22.33 42.55 22.58 42.22 .97
 % currently trying to conceive 8.70 28.27 12.62 34.55 5.09 20.45 .12
 % who have given birth 35.51 48.01 37.06 49.50 34.08 46.38 .69

Set 3: Have given birth at least once: n = 49 n = 27 n = 22
 Age at birth of first child (years) 19.48 1.99 18.70 1.91 20.43 1.74 .0004**
 % teenage births 61.22 49.22 82.32 39.47 35.32 49.23 .0001**
 No. of children 1.51 0.79 1.60 0.83 1.39 0.72 .37
 % families with more than one biological father 20.40 25.55 28.75 26.62 10.17 29.15 .11

Note. Adjustments are made for age and marital or cohabitation status; p values correspond to post hoc, univariate tests. SAAQ = Sexual Activities and Attitudes Questionnaire; STD = sexually transmitted disease.

a

Variables are scored 1 = 12 years old or younger; 2 = 13–14 years old; 3 = 15–16 years old; 4 = 17–18 years-old; 5 = 19–20 years old; 6 = 21 years old or older.

b

Variables are scored 1 = 1; 2 = 2 or 3; 3 = 4–7; 4 = 7–10; 5 = more than 10.

c

Variables are scored from 1 = I never use birth control, to 6 = For sure, every time I have sex I use birth control.

d

Percentage currently trying to conceive is also controlled.

*

p < .05.

**

p < .01.