Table 1.
Findings on Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA)
| Item No |
ACTS | Factor 1: xxx RM/V | Factor 2: yyy DT | Factor 3: zzz CM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I1 | My partner hinted that he would withhold benefits that I depend on if I did not have sex with him. | 0.746 | ||
| I2 | My partner threatened to withhold benefits that I depend on if I did not have sex with him. | 0.634 | ||
| I3 | My partner withheld benefits that I depend on to get me to have sex with him. | 0.750 | ||
| I4 | My partner hinted that he would give me gifts or other benefits if I had sex with him. | 0.388 | ||
| I5 | My partner gave me gifts or other benefits so that I would feel obligated to have sex with him. | 0.527 | ||
| I6 | My partner reminded me of gifts or other benefits he gave me so that I would feel obligated to have sex with him. | 0.546 | ||
| I7 | My partner persisted in asking me to have sex with him, even though he knew that I did not want to. | 0.521 | ||
| I9 | My partner initiated sex with me when I was unaware (for example, I was asleep, drunk, or on medication) and continued against my will. | 0.662 | ||
| I10 | My partner threatened to physically force me to have sex with him. | 0.596 | ||
| I11 | My partner physically forced me to have sex with him. | 0.691 | ||
| I12 | My partner made me feel obligated to have sex with him. | 0.507 | ||
| I14 | My partner threatened to have sex with another woman if I did not have sex with him. | 0.628 | ||
| I15 | My partner told me that other couples have sex more than we do, to make me feel like I should have sex with him. | 0.630 | ||
| I22 | My partner threatened violence against me if I did not have sex with him. | 0.732 | ||
| I23 | My partner threatened violence against someone or something I care about if I did not have sex with him. | 0.703 | ||
| I35 | My partner forced me to do something that I found not sexually appropriate. | 0.513 | ||
| I36 | My partner showed or made me watch a pornographic picture or video, even though I stated that I did not want it. | 0.564 | ||
| I37 | My partner took a photo/video of me in underwear, nude or during sex without my consent. | 0.695 | ||
| I38 | My partner hinted he would end our relationship if I did not have sex with him. | 0.557 | ||
| I39 | My partner threatened to end our relationship if I did not have sex with him. | 0.667 | ||
| I13 | My partner hinted that he would have sex with another woman if I did not have sex with him. | 0.671 | ||
| I16 | My partner hinted that he might pursue a long-term relationship with another woman if I did not have sex with him. | 0.828 | ||
| I17 | My partner threatened to pursue a long-term relationship with another woman if I did not have sex with him. | 0.625 | ||
| I24 | My partner hinted that other women were interested in a relationship with him, so that I would have sex with him. | 0.829 | ||
| I25 | My partner told me that other women were interested in a relationship with him, so that I would have sex with him. | 0.867 | ||
| I26 | My partner hinted that other women were interested in having sex with him, so that I would have sex with him. | 0.836 | ||
| I27 | My partner told me that other women were interested in having sex with him, so that I would have sex with him. | 0.858 | ||
| I28 | My partner hinted that other women were willing to have sex with him, so that I would have sex with him. | 0.880 | ||
| I29 | My partner told me that other women were willing to have sex with him, so that I would have sex with him. | 0.872 | ||
| I31 | My partner told me that it was my obligation or duty to have sex with him. | 0.455 | ||
| I32 | My partner hinted that I was cheating on him, in an effort to get me to have sex with him. | 0.601 | ||
| I33 | My partner accused me of cheating on him, in an effort to get me to have sex with him. | 0.692 | ||
| I8 | My partner pressured me to have sex with him against my will. | 0.633 | ||
| I18 | My partner hinted that if I were truly committed to him I would have sex with him. | 0.697 | ||
| I19 | My partner told me that if I were truly committed to him I would have sex with him. | 0.648 | ||
| I20 | My partner hinted that if I loved him I would have sex with him. | 0.742 | ||
| I21 | My partner told me that if I loved him I would have sex with him. | 0.733 | ||
| I30 | My partner hinted that it was my obligation or duty to have sex with him. | 0.483 | ||
| I34 | My partner and I had sex, even though I did not want to. | 0.649 | ||
| Total Variance Explained = 5.04% | 21.72% | 24.42% | 12.90% | |
CM: Commitment Manipulation; DT: Defection Threat; EFA: Exploratory Factor Analysis; RM/V: Resource Manipulation/Violence