Table 3.

Standardized Beta Coefficient Estimates, Standard Errors, and Z-Scores from Structural Equation Models

Parameters	Estimate	SE	Z-Score
Preliminary Model
Information ←→ Motivation	−0.102	0.038	−1.765
Information → Behavioral Skills	0.206	0.050	4.416**
Motivation → Behavioral Skills	0.490	0.082	7.768**
Information → Sexual Risk Behavior	−0.070	0.027	−1.428
Motivation → Sexual Risk Behavior	−0.199	0.045	−2.890**
Behavioral Skills → Sexual Risk Behavior	−0.225	0.031	−3.667**
Disturbance for Information	1.000	0.058	13.506**
Disturbance for Motivation	1.000	0.078	7.006**
Disturbance for Behavioral Skills	0.738	0.053	12.673**
Disturbance for Sexual Risk Behavior	0.860	0.032	6.248**
SRB with Outside Partners
Information ←→ Motivation	−0.102	0.038	−1.759
Information → Behavioral Skills	0.206	0.050	4.414**
Motivation → Behavioral Skills	0.491	0.082	7.761**
Information → Sexual Risk Behavior	−0.069	0.031	−1.314
Motivation → Sexual Risk Behavior	−0.177	0.052	−2.478*
Behavioral Skills → Sexual Risk Behavior	−0.274	0.037	−4.137**
Disturbance for Information	1.000	0.058	13.506**
Disturbance for Motivation	1.000	0.078	6.935**
Disturbance for Behavioral Skills	0.737	0.053	12.658**
Disturbance for Sexual Risk Behavior	0.840	0.038	6.176**
SRB with Primary Partners
Information ←→ Motivation	−0.102	0.038	−1.770
Information → Behavioral Skills	0.206	0.050	4.414**
Motivation → Behavioral Skills	0.487	0.077	7.949**
Information → Sexual Risk Behavior	0.075	0.084	1.555
Motivation → Sexual Risk Behavior	−0.412	0.145	−5.870**
Behavioral Skills → Sexual Risk Behavior	0.166	0.090	3.010**
Disturbance for Information	1.000	0.058	13.506**
Disturbance for Motivation	1.000	0.076	7.536**
Disturbance for Behavioral Skills	0.741	0.053	12.762**
Disturbance for Sexual Risk Behavior	0.851	0.136	15.194**

Notes: SRB = sexual risk behavior; SE = standard error;

^*= p<0.05,

^**= p<0.01