Table 5.
Coping Motives M(SD) |
Self-Affirmation Motives M(SD) |
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Demographic Variables | |||
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Younger Girls (n = 353) | 1.16 (2.17) | 0.98 (2.07) | |
Older Girls (n = 382) | 1.15 (1.97) | 0.98 (2.03) | |
t-test | 0.05 | 0.01 | |
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Non-Black (n = 224) | 0.95 (1.78) | 1.13 (2.34) | |
Black (n = 511) | 1.25 (2.18) | 0.91 (1.91) | |
t-test | −1.94** | 1.20 | |
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Reproductive Health Variables | |||
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Never Pregnant (n = 543) | 1.18 (2.14) | 0.99 (2.02) | |
Ever Pregnant (n = 192) | 1.10 (1.85) | 0.95 (2.13) | |
t-test | 0.45 | 0.23 | |
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No Child (n = 663) | 1.15 (2.08) | 0.98 (2.05) | |
At Least One Child (n = 72) | 1.21 (1.96) | 0.96 (2.05) | |
t-test | −0.22 | 0.08 | |
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No STI (n = 449) | 1.14 (2.06) | 0.97 (1.96) | |
STI (n = 286) | 1.19 (2.09) | 0.99 (2.19) | |
t-test | −0.29 | −0.13 | |
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Mental Health Variables | |||
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Not Depressed (n = 607) | 0.95 (1.84) | 0.76 (1.69) | |
Depressed (n = 128) | 2.15 (2.72) | 2.00 (3.07) | |
t-test | −4.76*** | −4.43*** | |
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No Drug Use (n = 401) | 0.97 (1.95) | 0.82 (1.82) | |
Drug Use (n = 334) | 1.38 (2.18) | 1.17 (2.28) | |
t-test | −2.63** | −2.22** | |
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No Alcohol Use (n = 499) | 0.95 (1.8) | 0.76 (1.73) | |
Alcohol Use (n = 286) | 1.62 (2.52) | 1.46 (2.57) | |
t-test | −3.59** | −3.72** |
Note. STI = sexually transmitted infection;
p < .05,
p < .001.