Table 2.
Results of the Cox Regression for Age of Sexual Debut
| Predictor | Overall
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Males (n = 572)
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Females (n = 561)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | Hazard ratio | β | Hazard ratio | β | Hazard ratio | |
| Media variables | ||||||
| Time 1 + Time 2 MSE | 1.68*** | 5.38*** | 1.90*** | 6.71*** | 1.45*** | 4.24*** |
| Later MSE | −2.70*** | 0.07*** | −2.70*** | 0.07*** | −2.75*** | 0.06*** |
| Daily television viewing at Time 1 | 0.01 | 1.01 | 0.01 | 1.01 | 0.02 | 1.02 |
| Television in bedroom at Time 1 | 0.18* | 1.20* | 0.18 | 1.20 | 0.22 | 1.24 |
| Family variables | ||||||
| Maternal responsiveness at Time 1 | −0.09 | 0.99 | −0.10 | 0.99 | −0.01 | 0.99 |
| Maternal demandingness at Time 1 | 0.01 | 1.01 | 0.02 | 1.02 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Engagement in religious activities at Time 1 | −0.08 | 0.93 | −0.07 | 0.93 | −0.07 | 0.93 |
| Family structure at Time 1 | 0.20* | 1.22* | 0.21 | 1.23 | 0.17 | 1.18 |
| Individual variables | ||||||
| Sensation seeking at Time 1 | 0.02 | 1.02 | 0.03 | 1.03 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Sensation seeking at Time 2 | 0.10*** | 1.11*** | 0.12*** | 1.13*** | 0.09** | 1.09** |
| Age | −0.51*** | 0.60*** | −0.46*** | 0.63*** | −0.56*** | 0.57*** |
| Race | 0.08 | 1.08 | 0.11 | 1.12 | 0.04 | 1.04 |
| Gender | −0.21** | 0.81** | — | — | — | — |
Note: Movie sexual exposure (MSE) was square-root transformed. Family structure was coded 0 for intact and 1 for divided. Race was coded 0 for minority and 1 for European American. Gender was coded 0 for female and 1 for male.
*
p ≤ .05.
**
p ≤ .01.
***
p ≤ .001.