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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2015 Sep 5;143:179–184. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.08.053

Table 1.

Unstandardized estimates for condom use outcome expectancy items with standard errors of measurement

Items Estimate (SE) Z Value
Positive Outcomes
    Sex is good or it feels good 1.048 (0.070) 14.90
    Sex is pleasant 1.236 (0.059) 20.84
    I feel happy 1.365 (0.060) 22.89
    Sex is exciting 1.425 (0.057) 24.90
    Sex is fun 1.400 (0.059) 23.87
    Sex is pleasurable 1.207 (0.064) 18.83
Negative Outcomes
    Sex is uncomfortable 0.902 (0.072) 12.57
    Sex is unpleasant 1.270 (0.062) 20.49
    Sex is boring 1.193 (0.059) 20.14
    Sex is not good or it feels bad 1.079 (0.061) 17.66
    It decreases sexual pleasure 0.837 (0.076) 11.05
Safe Sex
    Sex if safe 1.002 (0.072) 14.00
    I feel protected from HIV and STDs 1.155 (0.072) 15.94
    It protects me (my partner) from getting pregnant 1.035 (0.073) 14.20

Note: All parameter estimates, p < 0.001. SE = Standard Error.