Table 3.

Standardized beta coefficient estimates, standard errors, and z-scores from structural equation models

Parameters	Estimate	SE	z-score
Preliminary model
Information ↔ motivation	−0.102	0.038	−1.765
Information → behavioral skills	0.206	0.050	4.416**
Motivation → behavioral skills	0.490	0.082	7.768**
Information → sexual risk behavior	−0.070	0.027	−1.428
Motivation → sexual risk behavior	−0.199	0.045	−2.890**
Behavioral skills → sexual risk behavior	−0.225	0.031	−3.667**
Disturbance for information	1.000	0.058	13.506**
Disturbance for motivation	1.000	0.078	7.006**
Disturbance for behavioral skills	0.738	0.053	12.673**
Disturbance for sexual risk behavior	0.860	0.032	6.248**
Sexual risk behavior with outside partners
Information ↔ motivation	−0.102	0.038	−1.759
Information → behavioral skills	0.206	0.050	4.414**
Motivation → behavioral skills	0.491	0.082	7.761**
Information → sexual risk behavior	−0.069	0.031	−1.314
Motivation → sexual risk behavior	−0.177	0.052	−2.478*
Behavioral skills → sexual risk behavior	−0.274	0.037	−4.137**
Disturbance for information	1.000	0.058	13.506**
Disturbance for motivation	1.000	0.078	6.935**
Disturbance for behavioral skills	0.737	0.053	12.658**
Disturbance for sexual risk behavior	0.840	0.038	6.176**
Sexual risk behavior with primary partners
Information ↔ motivation	−0.102	0.038	−1.770
Information → behavioral skills	0.206	0.050	4.414**
Motivation → behavioral skills	0.487	0.077	7.949**
Information → sexual risk behavior	0.075	0.084	1.555
Motivation → sexual risk behavior	−0.412	0.145	−5.870**
Behavioral skills → sexual risk behavior	0.166	0.090	3.010**
Disturbance for information	1.000	0.058	13.506**
Disturbance for motivation	1.000	0.076	7.536**
Disturbance for behavioral skills	0.741	0.053	12.762**
Disturbance for sexual risk behavior	0.851	0.136	15.194**

SE standard error

* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01