Table 3.

Model estimates (Cov [SE]), unconditional triple latent growth curve model for sexual openness, sexual esteem and sexual anxiety and unconditional quadruple trajectory latent growth curve for sexual openness, sexual esteem, sexual anxiety and coital frequency, over a four year time frame among adolescent women (N=324).

		Sexual Openness Intercept	Sexual Openness Slope	Sexual Esteem Intercept	Sexual Esteem Slope	Sexual Anxiety Intercept	Sexual Anxiety Slope

Triple Trajectory Model	Sexual Openness Intercept	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sexual Openness Slope	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sexual Esteem Intercept	1.72 (0.30)^***	−0.32 (0.12)^**	-	-	-	-
	Sexual Esteem Slope	−0.56 (0.13)^***	0.20 (0.05)^***	-	-	-	-
	Sexual Anxiety Intercept	1.02 (0.47)^*	−0.15 (0.20)	0.35 (0.12)	−0.36 (0.62)^**	-	-
	Sexual Anxiety Slope	−0.11 (0.42)	0.12 (0.17)	−0.48 (0.28)	0.23 (0.12)	-	-

Quadruple Trajectory Model	Coital Frequency Intercept	0.78 (0.19)^***	−0.09 (0.05)^{^}	0.26 (0.08)^***	−0.14 (0.04)	−0.24 (0.12)^*	−0.25 (0.09)^*
Quadruple Trajectory Model	Coital Frequency Slope	−0.19 (0.14)	−0.14 (0.05)^**	0.08 (0.10)	0.03 (0.03)	0.12 (0.014)	−0.19 (0.11)^{^}

Note: The quadruple trajectory model controlled for associations between all sexual self concept domains, cross lagged paths between sexual self-concept domains and coital frequency domains; estimates are not shown.

Model fit indices: χ2(df) = 41.29(31); CFI = 0.995; RMSEA (90% CI) = .017 (.000 – .044) (triple trajectory model); χ²(df) = 128.07(60), p <.05, CFI = 0.928, RMSEA (90% CI) =0.059 (.044 – .074) (quadruple trajectory model).

^{^}

p < .10;

p < .05,

^**

p < .01,

^***

p < .001

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Freed loadings for sexual anxiety: (0, __, __, 1); values b[SE]): 0.81 (0.11)**, 0.92 (0.10)**

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Freed loadings for coital frequency: (0, 1, __, ___); values b[SE]): 02.12 (0.06)**; 1.06 (0.92)**