Table 1.

Associations of selected outcomes with levels of perceived parental monitoring reported by young Black males.

Outcomes	Mean PM score1	t	df	P
Ever caused a pregnancy
Yes (n = 129)	27.7
No (n = 186)	30.3	3.03	313	< .001
Currently someone pregnant with your child?
Yes (n = 39)	26.77
No (n = 285)	29.65	2.41	322	.016
Desire to have someone pregnant with your child
High (n = 153)	28.59
Low (n = 171)	29.94	1.73	322	.084
Discussed pregnancy prevention with a partner (past 2 months)
Yes (n = 204)	30.4
No (n = 120)	27.37	3.86	322	< .001
Frequency of safer sex discussions with sex partners (past 2 months)
High (n = 149)	31.3
Low (n = 169)	27.7	4.47	316	< .001
Discussed condom use with partner before having sex (past 2 months)
Yes (n = 168)	30.38
No (n = 105)	27.51	3.36	271	.001
“I use condoms to prevent pregnancy”
Agree (n = 210)	29.75
Disagree (n = 114)	28.48	1.55	322	.13
Used condoms at last sex
Yes (n = 177)	30.11
No (n = 98)	27.85	2.77	273	.006
Any unprotected vaginal sex (past 2 months)
Yes (n = 147)	28.50
No (n = 177)	29.97	1.88	322	.06
Ever drunk or high while using condoms (past 2 months)
Yes (n = 116)	28.71
No (n = 198)	29.71	1.23	312	.22
Reported ever being diagnosed with an STI on more than one occasion
Yes (n = 38)	27.29
No (n = 269)	29.77	2.08	305	.04
Tested positive for Chlamydia and/or gonorrhea at study enrollment
Yes (n = 61)	28.64
No (n = 253)	29.33	.69	312	.49

1. Parental monitoring scores ranged from 10 to 45; mean = 29.3, sd = 7.0.