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. 2022 Feb 3;51(4):708–723. doi: 10.1007/s10964-021-01567-0

Table 2.

Descriptive statistics for outcome variables at pretest for the total sample and by condition

Intervention Control Total
Measure M SD M SD M SD min max
Media
Perceived realism of media messages 2.28 0.53 2.22 0.57 2.27 0.55 1.00 4.00
Skepticism of media messages 2.89 0.57 2.80 0.64 2.26 0.55 1.00 4.00
Media message deconstruction skills 5.97 1.91 5.33 2.02 5.73 1.97 0.00 12.00
Cognitive elaboration of a media message 2.13 0.67 2.01 0.69 2.08 0.68 1.00 4.00
Counterarguing of a media message 2.00 0.75 1.89 0.69 1.96 0.73 1.00 4.00
Perceived completeness of a media message 2.24 0.88 2.29 0.89 2.26 0.88 1.00 4.00
Perceived credibility of a media message 2.22 0.68 2.12 0.73 2.19 0.70 1.00 4.00
Sexual health
Acceptance of strict gender role stereotypes 1.42 0.44 1.53 0.48 1.47 0.46 1.00 3.50
Acceptance of dating violence 1.43 0.48 1.50 0.54 1.46 0.50 1.00 4.00
Acceptance of rape myths 1.32 0.49 1.45 0.58 1.38 0.53 1.00 4.00
Efficacy for bystander intervention 74.80 20.20 74.92 21.41 74.79 20.64 0.00 4.00
Intent for bystander intervention 3.19 0.55 3.09 0.56 3.15 0.56 1.00 4.00
Sexual health knowledge 10.87 1.62 10.57 1.64 10.72 1.63 4.00 13.00
Teen sex descriptive norms 41.96 19.15 43.49 22.18 42.80 20.28 0.00 100.00
Risky teen sex descriptive norms 37.22 20.59 40.68 24.62 38.74 22.13 0.00 100.00
Intent to have sex 1.78 0.93 1.90 1.03 1.83 0.97 1.00 4.00
Willingness to hook-up with a bfriend/gfriend 2.05 0.79 2.14 0.81 2.08 0.80 1.00 4.00
Willingness to have sex with a bfriend/gfriend 2.28 0.96 2.32 0.96 2.29 0.96 1.00 4.00
Willingness to have unprotected sex with a bfriend/gfriend 1.53 0.73 1.70 0.85 1.59 0.78 1.00 4.00
Contraception/protection descriptive norms 53.46 20.26 53.17 20.75 53.21 20.41 0.00 100.00
Efficacy for using contraception/protection 3.04 0.70 3.01 0.68 3.03 0.70 1.00 100.00
Intent to use condom for vaginal or anal sex 3.63 0.64 3.51 0.78 3.58 0.69 1.00 4.00
Intent to use other birth control for vaginal sex 2.90 0.88 2.84 0.95 2.88 0.91 1.00 4.00
Intent to use protection for oral sex 2.95 0.98 2.79 1.05 2.89 1.01 1.00 4.00
Communication
Sexual health communication descriptive norms 34.07 20.04 36.72 21.32 34.97 20.51 0.00 91.67
Efficacy to communication about sexual health 2.86 0.61 2.89 0.69 2.87 0.64 1.00 4.00
Efficacy to negotiate contraception/protection use 3.32 0.61 3.25 0.66 3.29 0.63 1.00 4.00
Intent to communication about sexual health 2.70 0.69 2.73 0.74 2.71 0.71 1.00 4.00
Sexual health communication with parent 2.01 0.96 1.89 0.88 1.97 0.93 1.00 4.00
Sexual health communication with bfriend/gfriend 1.80 1.03 1.87 1.05 1.82 1.03 1.00 4.00
Sexual health communication with med professional 1.90 0.87 1.83 0.89 1.88 0.88 1.00 4.00