Table 2.
Descriptive and Injunctive Normative Beliefs | Independent Variable: Sex Content Exposure |
Independent
Variable: Underlying Normative Beliefs |
Independent
Variable: Normative Belief Index |
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Dependent
Variable: Underlying Normative Beliefs |
Dependent Variable: Belief Index |
Dependent Variable: Direct Measure Pressure Scale |
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(A) Parameters | (B) Parameters | (C) Parameter | |
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Females my age have had sexual intercourse | .11 | .04 | .48 |
Female friends have had sexual intercourse | .15 | .40 | R2 = .23 |
Males my age have had sexual intercourse | .18 | .21 | |
Male friends have had sexual intercourse | .26 | .26 | |
Parents think I should have sexual intercourse | −.05 | .03 | |
Best friend thinks I should have sexual intercourse | −.01 | .77 | |
Sex partner thinks I should have sexual intercourse | .06 | .29 | |
Brother thinks I should have sexual intercourse | −.01 | .03 | |
Sister thinks I should have sexual intercourse | −.03 | −.04 | |
Grandmother thinks I should have sexual intercourse | −.06 | .16 |
Barriers to Having Sexual Intercourse | Independent Variable: Sex Content Exposure |
Independent
Variable: Barriers |
Independent
Variable: Barriers Index |
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Dependent
Variable: Barriers |
Dependent Variable: Barriers Index |
Dependent Variable: Direct Measure Self-efficacy Item |
|
(A) Parameters | (B) Parameters | (C) Parameter | |
| |||
No regular sex partner | −.03 | .67 | .40 |
No place to be alone | −.01 | .06 | R2 = .16 |
No condoms or birth control available | .04 | −.36 | |
Parents would be mad | .04 | .52 | |
Drinking or using drugs | −.12 | −.09 | |
You were lonely or depressed | −.13 | .31 | |
Having sexual intercourse goes against your religious beliefs | .−.08 | .18 |
Goodness of fit indices: χ2 = 1069, df = 22, p < .05, CFI = .10, RMSEA = .32, N= 460. Bold, italic coefficients are discernable from zero at .05 or less.
Goodness of fit indices: χ2 = 2260, df = 46, p < .05, CFI = .11, RMSEA = .32, N = 460. Bold, italic coefficients are discernable from zero at .05 or less.