Table 2.

Factor loadings of the final items for the Perceived Influence of Sexually Explicit Online Media (PI-SEOM) measure from the exploratory factor analysis using an online sample of men who have sex with men (MSM; Subscale 1: n = 551, Subscale 2: n = 545) in the United States.

Subscale 1 -- Perceived influence on self:	Factor 1	Factor 2
Online porn (Subscale 1a):
3. Influences what I think sex should be like	0.55	0.13
4. Influences what I think my sex partner(s) should look like	0.92	0.11
5. Influences what I think I should look like	0.68	0.13
Factor 1 (3 items) Cronbach's alpha	0.77
Seeing men having anal sex without condoms in online porn (Subscale 1b):
10. Makes me believe that other men won't want to use condoms when we have sex	0.17	0.48
11. Makes me want to have sex without condoms	0.17	0.68
12. Makes it seem okay for me not to use a condom all the time	0.10	0.85
Factor 2 (3 items) Cronbach's alpha		0.72
Subscale 2 -- Influence on other MSM:	Factor 1	Factor 2
Online porn (Subscale 2a):
3. Influences what other MSM think sex should be like	0.28	0.58
4. Influences what other MSM think their sex partner(s) should look like	0.22	0.89
5. Influences what other MSM think they should look like	0.15	0.87
Factor 2 (3 items) Cronbach's alpha		0.85
Men having anal sex without condoms in online porn (Subscale 2b):
8. Makes other MSM believe that their partners won't want to use condoms when they have sex	0.72	0.21
9. Makes other MSM want to have anal sex without condoms	0.85	0.17
10. Makes other MSM think that it is okay not to use a condom all the time	0.79	0.23
Factor 1 (3 items) Cronbach's alpha	0.86

Note: Loadings in bold designate which factor an item was assigned. Subscale 1a = Perceived influence of SEOM on general sexual scripts; Subscale 1b = Perceived influence of SEOM on condomless sex scripts; Subscale 2a = Perceived influence of SEOM on general sexual scripts; Subscale 2b = Perceived influence of SEOM on condomless sex scripts