Table 4.
Descriptive and inferential statistics for peer PAC, parental PAC, sexual values, number of sexual partners, occasions of unsafe sex with monogamous partners, and occasions of unsafe sex with non-monogamous partners
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| Parental PAC | 4.0 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 75.0*** | 961.8*** | 28.6*** | |
| Peer PAC | 3.6 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 133.3*** | 157.9*** | 0.1 | |
| Number of partners | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 10.2** | 5.68* | |
| Unsafe sex with monogamous partners | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | NA | NA | NA | |
| Unsafe sex with non-monogamous partners | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | NA | NA | NA | |
Note: PAC = perceived awareness and caring, higher values indicate greater PAC; NA = not applicable; inference tests are F values and χ2
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p <.05;
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p <.01;
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p <.001