Table 2.

Distribution of continuous scale scores, dose of SEM consumption and sexual risk behaviour in a web sample of Norwegian MSM (N = 507)

Variable	n	Mean ± std. deviation	Range
PANAS, positive	350	3.24 ± 0.78	1, 5
PANAS, negative	350	1.90 ± 0.81	1, 4.8
Social desirability	353	5.36 ± 1.84	1, 10
Compulsive sexual behavior-control subscalea	351	1.98 ± 0.60	1, 5
Internalized homonegativityb	347	5.43 ± 1.28	1, 7
Dose of SEM hours/week	507	5.32 ± 8.48	0.03, 67.5
SEM content: absolute protected to absolute unprotected Anal intercourse	490	0.15 ± 1.38	−4, +4
SEM consumption (protected to bareback)	490	2.38 ± 20.69	−155, 270

Notes: PANAS: positive and negative affect schedule; SEM: Sexually explicit material;

^ahigher score indicative of higher compulsive behavior;

^bhigher score indicative of higher internalized homophobia.