Table 2.

Correlations of Variables Separated by Gender

Variables	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1. Sexual Esteem	--	.29^***	.27^***	.26^***	.18^***	.33^***	.15^**	.08	.25^***	.34^***
2. Kissing Frequency	.26^***	--	.53^***	.59^**	.06	.34^***	.24^*	.11	.54^***	.42^**
3. Oral Sex Frequency	.28^***	.57^***	--	.66^***	.03	.29^***	.18^**	.05	.33^***	.28^***
4. Pen Sex Frequency¹	.25^***	.64^***	.64^***	--	.05	.34^***	.32^**	.07	.43^***	.30^**
5. Kissing Partners	.25^***	.06	.07	.08	--	.37^***	.43^**	.05	−.11^*	−.02
6. Oral Sex Partners	.37^***	.25^***	.28^***	.25^***	.73^***	--	.58^***	−.01	.21^***	.22^***
7. Pen Sex Partners²	.39^***	.27^***	.24^***	.33^***	.58^***	.68^***	--	−.01	.11	.19^**
8. Contraception Use	−.19^*	.03	.00	−.04	−.17	−.17	−.14	--	.03	.14
9. Relationship Status	.26^***	.58^***	.29^***	.33^***	−.03	.19^***	.12^*	.01	--	.66^***
10. Relationship History	.29^***	.46^***	.25^***	.32^***	.04	.27^***	.27^***	−.05	.67^***	--

Note. Female emerging adults’ correlations above the diagonal, male emerging adults’ correlations below the diagonal.

p < .05.

^**

p < .01,

^***

p < .001. Female emerging adults (N = 118-334). Male emerging adults (N = 77-286).

Penetrative Sex Frequency

Penetrative Sex Partners