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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 23.
Published in final edited form as: Sex Roles. 2009 Sep 9;61(9-10):727–735. doi: 10.1007/s11199-009-9661-1

Table 1.

Gender differences in condom-related PBS items.

Condom-related PBS items Overall
Men
Women
Univariate results
M SD M SD M SD F ηp2
Told partner I wanted to use a condom 2.80 2.01 2.75 1.95 2.82 2.05 .12 .00
Have a mental plan to talk about condom use with partner prior to sex 2.34 1.99 2.33 1.93 2.34 2.02 .01 .00
Talk about condom use with partner prior to sex 2.43 1.98 2.43 1.94 2.42 2.02 .01 .00
Have a mental plan to use a condom 2.64 2.07 2.85 1.90 2.51 2.17 2.83 .01
Carry a condom and keep it handy 1.81 1.91 2.32 1.86 1.50 1.88 19.87* .04
Buy condoms 1.39 1.71 1.96 1.66 1.04 1.66 32.23* .07

Participants were asked to indicate “the degree to which they engaged in the following behaviors when using alcohol or ‘partying.’” All items were coded on a 6-point scale ranging from 0 (never) to 5 (always).

M mean, SD standard deviation, Condom-Related PBS Condom-Related Protective Behavioral Strategies.

N = 447, ηp2 =partial eta squared

*

p<.001