Table 1.
Mean | SD | Range | |
---|---|---|---|
Sex without commitment is wrong | .67 | .47 | 0, 1 |
Wishes women freer to have sex with as many partners as they want | .19 | .39 | 0, 1 |
No right or wrong when it comes to sex | .18 | .38 | 0, 1 |
Not ready to be serious about romantic relationships | .49 | .50 | 0, 1 |
Marriage is an important goal | .84 | .37 | 0, 1 |
Would like to meet husband in college | .65 | .48 | 0, 1 |
Men aren’t interested in committed relationship | .60 | .49 | 0, 1 |
Men at her college generally treat women with respect | .84 | .37 | 0, 1 |
Men are not to be trusted | .20 | .40 | 0, 1 |
Doesn’t expect much from men she goes out with | .29 | .45 | 0, 1 |
Wish men would treat her more like person, less like sex object | .68 | .47 | 0, 1 |
Hard to meet the right kind of guy at her college | .53 | .50 | 0, 1 |
Doesn’t find many men attractive as potential partners | .40 | .49 | 0, 1 |
Most of her relationships don’t work out | .35 | .48 | 0, 1 |
Can’t have a boyfriend if you won’t have sex | .04 | .20 | 0, 1 |
Has gone on more than six dates since entering college | .40 | .49 | 0, 1 |
Has had a boyfriend since entering college | .79 | .40 | 0, 1 |
Had sex in the last month | .36 | .48 | 0, 1 |
Still a virgin | .42 | .49 | 0, 1 |
Percent of students who are women | 53.10 | 5.89 | 24.13–92.59 |
Freshman | .30 | .46 | 0, 1 |
Sophomore | .22 | .41 | 0, 1 |
Junior | .24 | .43 | 0, 1 |
Senior | .24 | .43 | 0, 1 |
White | .86 | .34 | 0, 1 |
Black | .05 | .22 | 0, 1 |
Asian | .04 | .20 | 0, 1 |
Other race | .04 | .21 | 0, 1 |
Religious service attendance | 2.53 | 1.16 | 1 – 4 |
Traditionalist sex attitudes (α = .69) | 9.68 | 2.10 | 3 – 12 |
Lives off campus | .45 | .50 | 0, 1 |
Campus in Northeast | .18 | .39 | 0, 1 |
Campus has 5,000 or fewer undergrads | .18 | .38 | 0, 1 |
Greek life | .89 | .31 | 0, 1 |
Public college | .73 | .44 | 0, 1 |
Private college | .17 | .38 | 0, 1 |
Conservative Protestant college | .09 | .29 | 0, 1 |
Attitudes toward campus men (α = .72) | 16.18 | 3.76 | 7 – 27 |
Has a current boyfriend | .48 | .50 | 0, 1 |
Past boyfriend in college | .32 | .46 | 0, 1 |
Number of dates since entering college | 2.94 | 1.07 | 1 – 4 |
Note: N = 986.