Table 5.
Characteristics of Dyad Members’ Distance to Joint Dyad Date of First Sexual Intercourse
| Participant Characteristics | Proximity to Joint Dyad Report, Date of First Sex
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| Median Days | Wilcoxon P | N (%) Within 30 days | N (%) Within 90 days | N (%) Within 180 days | |
| Age | |||||
| Older participants | 7 | 67 (66.3) | 76 (75.3) | 80 (79.2) | |
| Younger participants | 17 | 0.2 | 64 (61.5) | 79 (76.0) | 85 (81.7) |
| Sex | |||||
| Male participant | 12 | 77 (61.1) | 96 (76.2) | 102 (81.0) | |
| Female participant | 11 | 0.7 | 83 (65.9) | 95 (75.4) | 102 (81.0) |
| Role in Study | |||||
| Index participant | 22 | 73 (57.9) | 93 (73.8) | 102 (81.0) | |
| Partner participant | 2 | <0.001 | 87 (69.1) | 98 (77.8) | 102 (81.0) |
| Number of sex partners a | |||||
| Participant with more sex partners | 12 | 67 (58.8) | 85 (74.6) | 91 (79.8) | |
| Participant with fewer sex partners | 4 | 0.2 | 80 (69.0) | 89 (76.7) | 95 (81.9) |
| Commitment b | |||||
| Participant reporting greater commitment | 7 | 73 (65.2) | 90 (80.4) | 91 (79.8) | |
| Participant describing less commitment | 17 | 0.2 | 69 (61.6) | 82 (73.2) | 87 (77.7) |
| Power in relationship c | |||||
| Participant with more power | 12 | 74 (62.7) | 92 (78.0) | 99 (83.9) | |
| Participant with less power | 8 | 0.5 | 77 (65.8) | 88 (75.2) | 91 (77.8) |
a
Number of sex partners in lifetime, ascertained at baseline for index and at partner interview for partners.
b
Score based on 7-question subset of the Investment Model Scale; participant with the higher score within the dyad was coded as having “greater commitment”, and vice-versa.
c
Relationship power was measured using question from the joint dyad questionnaire: “thinking about one another, who would you say has more power in your relationship?”.