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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 2.

Standardized condom use outcome expectancy scale factor loadings

Items Factor 1 Factor 2 Factor 3
Positive Outcomes (alpha = 0.93)
    Sex is good or it feels good 0.664
    Sex is pleasant 0.842
    I feel happy 0.892
    Sex is exciting 0.936
    Sex is fun 0.914
    Sex is pleasurable 0.788
Negative Outcomes (alpha = 0.825)
    Sex is uncomfortable 0.596
    Sex is unpleasant 0.855
    Sex is boring 0.845
    Sex is not good or it feels bad 0.772
    It decreases sexual pleasure 0.535
Safe Sex (alpha = 0.76)
    Sex if safe 0.695
    I feel protected from HIV and STDs 0.782
    It protects me (my partner) from getting pregnant 0.704