Table 1.
Demographics and hookup motivations (N = 180)
| Characteristics | Engaged in a hookup %, mean (N = 115) | Had not hooked up %, mean (N = 65) | Χ2 p value |
Total % (N = 180) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 90 (77.2) | 58 (89.9) | .06 | 82.2 |
| Male | 25 (22.8) | 7 (10.1) | 17.8 | |
| Race | ||||
| White | 65 (55.6) | 34 (52.9) | .61 | 55.0 |
| Black | 32 (28.6) | 17 (26.5) | 27.2 | |
| Other | 18(15.9) | 14 (20.6) | 17.8 | |
| Age | ||||
| 18 | 20 (16.5) | 13 (20.3) | .66 | 18.3 |
| 19–20 | 50 (45.7) | 20 (29.0) | .09 | 38.9 |
| 21–24 | 45 (37.8) | 32 (50.7) | .18 | 42.8 |
| Mom has college degree | 44 (37.8) | 22 (50.7) | .55 | 36.7 |
| Religious | 77 (37.8) | 39 (36.2) | .34 | 64.4 |
| Ideal age of marriage > 25 | 49 (45.7) | 23 (34.8) | .32 | 40.0 |
| Coupled parents | 69 (44.1) | 49 (56.5) | .04 | 65.6 |
| Close friends are married | 51 (59.7) | 38 (75.4) | .07 | 49.4 |
| Hookup motivations | ||||
| Pleasure | 74 (64.3) | |||
| Sex skills | 14 (12.2) | |||
| Relationship desire | 38 (33.0) | |||
| College experience | 17 (14.8) | |||
| Fit in | 4 (3.5) | |||
| Boost self-confidence | 13 (11.3) | |||
| Drugs or alcohol | 16 (13.9) | |||
| Not sure | 18 (15.6) |