TABLE 2.

Coefficients from bivariate analyses assessing correlations between selected characteristics and condom negotiation strategies

Characteristic	Condom use (N=370)		Condom avoidance (N=284)
	Sharing risk information	Direct communication	Expressing dislike of condoms	Seduction
Demographic
Age	−0.04	0.13*	−0.12*	−0.08
English language use	−0.05	0.03	0.01	0.04
Female	0.07	−0.43*	0.07	0.07
U.S.-born	−0.07	0.01	−0.13*	−0.07
Sexual values
Disrespectfulness of sexual talk	0.07	−0.13*	0.11	0.03
Importance of satisfaction of sexual needs	0.03	0.17**	0.12*	0.03
Importance of female virginity	0.11*	−0.21***	0.18**	0.07
Comfort with sexual communication	−0.10	0.10	−0.12*	−0.10
Sexual comfort	−0.03	0.24***	−0.09	−0.01
Sexual self-acceptance	−0.05	0.20***	−0.13*	−0.19**

^*p<.05.

^**p<.01.

^***p<.001.