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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Sex Res. 2011 May 24;49(1):13–26. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2011.565428

Table 1.

List of Predictor Variables

Predictor Variable Scale of Measurement Anchors/Alphas rpb OR 95% CI
Lower Upper
Dated1 (dateyes) Dichotomous 0=no/never, 1=yes .270** 3.46 1.40 8.57
Dated2 (dateno) Dichotomous 0=yes/never, 1=no −.028 .89 .39 2.02
Held hands Dichotomous 0=no, 1=yes .090 1.74 .52 5.81
Kissed Dichotomous 0=no, 1=yes .194* 2.50 .99 6.30
Touched someone underneath clothes Dichotomous 0=no, 1=yes .212* 3.19 1.07 9.50
Been touched underneath clothes Dichotomous 0=no, 1=yes .300** 5.02 1.67 15.14
Self-Esteem Continuous .89 −.118 .64 .31 1.33
Depression Continuous .83 .157 1.13 .97 1.31
Body Objectification Continuous .86 .127 1.42 .83 2.41
Religiosity Ordinal 1=not at all, 4=very .085 1.22 .77 1.94
Educational Achievement Ordinal 1=near the bottom, 5=one of the best .149 1.46 .89 2.38
School Aspirations Ordinal 1=quit as soon as I can, 4=graduate or professional school −.351** .27 .12 .58
Body Satisfaction Continuous .71 −.037 .87 .42 1.80
Relationship Inauthenticity Continuous .66 .083 1.28 .72 2.27
Sexual self-acceptance Continuous .74 .096 1.49 .67 3.32
Maternal Education Ordinal 1=did not finish high school, 5=attended school beyond college −.226* .66 .45 .99
Paternal Education Ordinal 1=did not finish high school, 5=attended school beyond college −.152 .78 .53 1.14
Race1 Dichotomous 0=non-White, 1=White .125 1.73 .73 4.10
Race2 Dichotomous 0=non-Latino, 1=Latino −.102 .59 .21 1.65

Note. rpb=point-biserial correlation, OR = odds ratio, CI = Confidence Interval of odds ratio,

*

p < .05,

**

p < .01.