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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Oct 22.
Published in final edited form as: J Sex Res. 2011 Dec 29;50(2):164–177. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2011.636845

Table 3.

Factor Analysis of Preferences for Outcomes Scales: Preferences for General Lifestyle Outcomes Scale and Preferences for Sexual Health Outcomes Scale

Item Factor Loading

Factor 1: General Lifestyle Outcomes scale (13% of the variance)
What we like to eat 0.44
Exercise 0.65
Finances or money matters 0.72
Preventive health 0.67
Our social activities 0.69
Our sexual relationship 0.62
How we resolve our conflicts 0.65
Factor 2: Sexual Health Outcomes scale (34% of the variance)
Using condoms when you have sex with each other 0.46
Limiting the number of other sex partners 0.87
Deciding whether to have sex outside the relationship 0.84
Using condoms when having sex outside the relationship 0.71
Getting tested regularly for STDs and or HIV 0.55
Deciding who will be the top and who will be the bottom
when you have sex with each other 0.54
Being sexually faithful to each other 0.82