Table 2. Factor Loadings of the Negative Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Behavior Inventory.

#	Item Wording	Mean	SD	Personal Homonegativity	Disclosure Discomfort	Privacy Preference	Item-total
6	My sex with men makes me unhappy	2.03	0.74	.87	−.03	.00	.80
2	Whenever I think a lot about the fact that I have sex with men, I feel depressed	1.96	0.75	.80	.10	−.07	.78
8	I wish I did not have sex with men	2.28	0.89	.77	.05	.07	.76
7	Whenever I think a lot about the fact that I have sex with men, I am critical of myself	2.27	0.82	.76	.11	−.03	.75
1	When I am in a conversation with a gay man and he touches me, it makes me uncomfortable	2.22	0.85	.75	−.12	−.03	.54
3	I am glad that I have sex with men (R)	2.29	0.82	.73	−.15	.27	.70
4	When I am sexually attracted to another man, I feel uncomfortable	2.12	0.81	.60	−.04	−.05	.66
10	I have sought out help because I wanted to stop having sex with other men	1.82	0.85	.48	.18	−.21	.47
19	If my peers knew of my sex with men, I am afraid that many would not want to be friends with me	3.05	0.85	.01	.96	−.11	.80
17	If straight men knew that I have sex with men, I’m afraid they would avoid me	3.14	0.83	−.00	.80	−.03	.71
20	I am afraid that people will harass me if my sex with men becomes public	2.86	0.89	.03	.66	.01	.64
18	If it were made public that I have sex with men, I would be extremely unhappy	3.30	0.81	.00	.62	.32	.79
16	If my straight friends knew that I have sex with men, I would feel uncomfortable	3.28	0.79	−.03	.56	.35	.75
13	When I am sexually attracted to another man, I do not mind if someone else knows how I feel (R)	3.24	0.81	−.00	−.04	.82	.71
12	I wouldn’t mind if my boss knew that I have sex with men (R)	3.39	0.74	−.08	.02	.78	.70
14	I would not mind if my neighbors knew that I have sex with men (R)	3.40	0.72	−.00	.05	.78	.71

Note. The numbers presented in this table correspond to the number of the original items as presented to participants.

R = Item was reverse scored.