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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Addict Behav. 2014 Aug 18;29(1):247–253. doi: 10.1037/adb0000006

TABLE 3.

Bivariate correlations between SMDs, SAEs, other drinking motives, and sex-related variables

Drinking Motives
Sex-Related Alcohol Expectancies (SAE) Sex Drinking Motives (SMD)
Enhancement Coping Social Facilitation
SAE 0.40* 0.57* 0.44*
SMD 0.50* 0.64* 0.46* 0.69*
Age −0.03 −0.04 −0.20* −0.08 0.05
Avg. Drinks per Week 0.26* 0.14 0.08 0.16 0.32*
Alcohol Problems 0.27* 0.49* 0.13 0.47* 0.47*
% Sex Days 0.04 0.01 −0.08 0.06 0.17
% Alc/Drug Affected Sexa 0.12 0.09 0.14 0.28* 0.35*
% UAIa 0.20* −0.02 0.15 0.02 0.11
% Days UAI w/HIV- or HIV? Partnerb 0.15 −0.03 −0.03 0.09 0.10

Note

*

p < .05. SMD = Sex-related Motives for Drinking, SAE = Sex-related Alcohol Expectancies. UAI = unprotected anal intercourse.

a

Of all sex occasions.

b

Of the 30 days assessed.