Table 3.
Pearson Correlations between the 10-item DEQ-MSM and Affect and Cognition Subscales
| Item 8 | Item 7 | Item 9 | Item 6 | Item 10 |
Item 3 | Item 2 | Item 4 | Item 5 | Item 1 | Affect | Cognition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item 8: I feel more stimulation during sex when I’m drinking | 1 | |||||||||||
| Item 7: Sex is better when I’ve been drinking | .828** | 1 | ||||||||||
| Item 9: My mood is better when I’ve been drinking | .659** | .613** | 1 | |||||||||
| Item 6: Drinking makes my sexual performance better | .676** | .696** | .563** | 1 | ||||||||
| Item 10: I feel more connected with other people when I drink | .622** | .576** | .752** | .547** | 1 | |||||||
| Item 3: I become less rational when I’m drinking | .444** | .456** | .445** | .492** | .449** | 1 | ||||||
| Item 2: When I drink my body is more physically sensitive | .440** | .423** | .437** | .476** | .450** | .613** | 1 | |||||
| Item 4: When I’m drinking I’m more forward with possible sexual partners | .545** | .539** | .490** | .599** | .498** | .588** | .550** | 1 | ||||
| Item 5: Drinking makes it difficult for me to concentrate | .432** | .433** | .431** | .508** | .435** | .583** | .484** | .548** | 1 | |||
| Item 1: I am less able to ask for / discuss condoms during sex when drinking | .314** | .311** | .302** | .358** | .294** | .460** | .482** | .374** | .384** | 1 | ||
| Affect (Factor 1) | .889** | .871** | .847** | .816** | .826** | .537** | .524** | .628** | .527** | .371** | 1 | |
| Cognition (Factor 2) | .559** | .555** | .540** | .624** | .546** | .830** | .807** | .786** | .767** | .701** | .664** | 1 |
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