Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics
| Total Sample |
Abstained Between Waves |
Romantic Intercourse Only |
Non- Romantic Intercourse |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | |
| Dependent Variables | ||||||||
| Sexual Risk-Taking | −.75 | (.81) | −1.34 | (.07) | −.41 | (.67) | .13 | (.90) |
| Abstained from Intercourse | .48 | (.50) | ||||||
| Romantic-Only Sexual Intercourse | .32 | (.47) | ||||||
| Non-Romantic Sexual Intercourse | .20 | (.40) | ||||||
| Individual Control Variables | ||||||||
| Age | 16.63 | (.99) | 16.43 | (.94) | 16.82 | (.99) | 16.79 | (1.00) |
| Male | .49 | (.50) | .49 | (.50) | .42 | (.49) | .58 | (.49) |
| White | .54 | .55 | .54 | .51 | ||||
| Black | .21 | .16 | .24 | .29 | ||||
| Latino | .15 | .16 | .15 | .15 | ||||
| Other | .10 | .14 | .07 | .06 | ||||
| Single Parent Household | .28 | .22 | .33 | .34 | ||||
| Socioeconomic Status | .00 | (.79) | .08 | (.80) | −.08 | (.77) | −.05 | (.77) |
| Parental Attachment | 4.48 | (.57) | 4.54 | (.53) | 4.42 | (.61) | 4.43 | (.59) |
| Parents’ Expectation for College Completion | 4.17 | (1.18) | 4.26 | (1.12) | 4.10 | (1.22) | 4.06 | (1.22) |
| Religiosity | −.02 | (.82) | .11 | (.81) | −.13 | (.82) | −.16 | (.82) |
| Abstinence Pledge | .12 | .19 | .07 | .06 | ||||
| Network Size | 7.24 | (4.21) | 7.04 | (4.15) | 7.58 | (4.26) | 7.17 | (4.24) |
| Grade Point Average | 2.75 | (.79) | 2.89 | (.78) | 2.66 | (.78) | 2.56 | (.76) |
| Anticipation of College Completion | .76 | (.43) | .81 | (.39) | .71 | (.45) | .70 | (.46) |
| Desire to Attend College | 4.45 | (1.01) | 4.60 | (.89) | 4.32 | (1.10) | 4.32 | (1.08) |
| Impulsivity | 2.17 | (.61) | 2.14 | (.60) | 2.18 | (.61) | 2.22 | (.61) |
| School Attachment | 3.69 | (.74) | 3.82 | (.68) | 3.59 | (.76) | 3.56 | (.78) |
| School Problems | 1.01 | (.69) | .90 | (.64) | 1.08 | (.71) | 1.19 | (.73) |
| Prior Sexual Risk-Taking | −.08 | (.86) | −.48 | (.43) | .17 | (.94) | .48 | (1.04) |
| Prior Sexual Activity | .50 | (.50) | .21 | (.41) | .75 | (.44) | .77 | (.42) |
| Peer Variables | ||||||||
| Peer School Attachment | 3.59 | (.46) | 3.65 | (.46) | 3.53 | (.46) | 3.53 | (.47) |
| Peer School Problems | 1.54 | (.58) | 1.48 | (.58) | 1.58 | (.56) | 1.59 | (.58) |
| Peer Delinquency | .93 | (.13) | .92 | (.14) | .94 | (.12) | .94 | (.12) |
| Peer Grade Point Average | 2.77 | (.50) | 2.87 | (.51) | 2.69 | (.48) | 2.66 | (.48) |
| Peer Anticipation of College Completion | .76 | (.25) | .80 | (.25) | .75 | (.25) | .72 | (.26) |
| Pregnancy Frames | ||||||||
| General Pregnancy Consequences | 4.27 | (.96) | 4.43 | (.85) | 4.13 | (1.03) | 4.11 | (1.05) |
| Specific Pregnancy Consequences | 3.32 | (.98) | 3.56 | (.91) | 3.11 | (.98) | 3.06 | (1.01) |
| Romantic Relationship Scripts | ||||||||
| No Sex in Script | .50 | .70 | .35 | .28 | ||||
| Delayed Sex in Script | .30 | .17 | .41 | .41 | ||||
| Early Sex in Script | .20 | .13 | .24 | .31 | ||||
| N | 6,255 | 3,010 | 2,000 | 1,245 | ||||