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Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2014 Jan 4;55(1):122–127. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.11.007

Table 3. Reliability of Partner Characteristic Clusters and Discordance Between Ideal and Actual Main Sex Partner Characteristics Within a Cohort of Adolescent Females (N=92).

Cluster Domain	No. of qualities, score range^†	Partner Quality	Ideal Main		Actual Main		Delta^∧ (Ideal – Actual)	P value
Cluster Domain	No. of qualities, score range^†	Partner Quality	Alpha	Mean (s.d.)	Alpha	Mean (s.d.)	Delta^∧ (Ideal – Actual)	P value
Emotional support	5 (5-20)	Makes me feel wanted Is trustworthy Tells me about his feelings Is mature Wants long-term commitment	0.73	17.4 (2.5)	0.86	16.8 (3.2)	0.60	0.14
Social/Economic status	6 (6-24)	Makes good money Is legally employed Values education Gets respect Is self-confident Is powerful	0.64	17.2 (2.9)	0.77	18.5 (3.6)	-1.30	0.0012
Physical attractiveness	3 (3-12)	Is sexy Has a nice body Is attractive	0.92	7.8 (2.7)	0.85	10.4 (1.6)	-2.60	<0.0001
Fidelity	1 (1-4)	Has sex only with me	n/a	3.7 (0.7)	n/a	3.2 (0.9)	0.50	0.0006

^*

paired t-test

^∧

negative indicates actual exceeds ideal

^†

Score range = (Minimum score - maximum score)