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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 27.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc. 2010 Oct 20;34(4):675–684. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.09.005

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics for sexual self-concept dimensions over four years among (N=324) adolescent women.

Enrollment Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
Variables M (SD) Alpha M (SD) Alpha M (SD) Alpha M (SD) Alpha
Sexual Openness* 9.00 (2.86) 0.80 9.20 (3.02) 0.84 10.20 (3.09) 0.85 10.20 (3.09) 0.85
Sexual Self-Esteem# 8.00 (2.11) 0.70 7.90 (2.03) 0.71 10.20 (1.88) 0.70 11.00 (1.68) 0.77
Sexual Anxiety^ 8.80 (3.22) 0.84 7.40 (2.71) 0.84 7.10 (2.45) 0.84 7.20 (2.61) 0.85
Coital Frequency, (log) 1.12 (0.61) - 1.21 (0.59) - 1.28 (0.54) - 1.43 (0.58) -
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Note: Sexual openness items include: I would be willing to try most kinds of sex at least once; There are some kinds of sex I would never do with anyone (reverse scored); I would be interested in trying a wide variety of sexual activities; I would be open to new and different sexual experiences. During factor analysis, loadings ranged in value from 0.79 to 0.81 and accounted for 23.8% of the variance in items. One item (Getting turned on is not as powerful an experience as people say it is) was dropped due to loading below 0.40.

#

Note: Sexual esteem items I like the ways in which I express my sexuality; I wish I were sexier (recoded); I feel I am a desirable person; My feelings about sex are an important part of who I am. During factor analysis, loadings ranged in value from 0.63 to 0.71 and accounted for 20.2% of the variance in all items. Two items (I really like my body; Having sex seems very important to others, but I don’t really see what the big deal is) were dropped due to loading below 0.40.

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Note: Sexual anxiety items included: Sometimes in sexual situations I worry that things will get out of hand; When I am in a sexual situation, I am confused about what I want to happen; I worry about being taken advantage of sexually; In sexual situations, I am comfortable and sure about what to do (reverse scored); Sometimes in sexual situations it is difficult for me to relax. During factor analysis, loadings ranged in value from 0.68 to 0.89, and accounted for 11.6% of the variance in all items.