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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Sex Res. 2014 Sep 11;52(7):795–806. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2014.945112

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics for Semester 5 Variables

Variable Mean SD Min Max
Sexual Esteem1 2.50 0.78 .00 4.00
Kissing Frequency2 23.79 35.79 .00 100.00
Oral Sex Frequency 4.25 11.49 .00 100.00
Penetrative Sex Frequency 8.21 18.26 .00 100.00
Kissing Partners3 1.36 1.96 .00 28.00
Oral Sex Partners 0.96 1.49 .00 12.00
Penetrative Sex Partners 0.57 0.81 .00 6.00
Contraception Use4 .85 .36 .00 1.00
Romantic Relationship Status5 .31 .46 .00 1.00
Romantic Relationship History6 1.46 1.65 .00 5.00

Note.

1

Sexual Esteem was measured on a 0 to 4 point Likert-type scale.

2

Frequency was measured as number of sexual behavior occasions over a 12-week period (range 0-100).

3

Partners were measured as number of sex partners over a 12-week period.

4

Contraception Use was dichotomized to “never” (0) and “sometimes to always” (1).

5

Romantic Relationship Status was dichotomized to “not in a serious relationship” (0) and “in a serious relationship” (1).

6

Romantic Relationship History was measured as number of semesters the participant spent in a romantic relationship.