Sexuality Standards and Other Self Report Items

How do sexuality standards relate to miscellaneous beliefs regarding sexuality?

p < .05 Correlation with Sexuality Standards Measures (Texas sample)

* .33 to .37 To what extent do your religious beliefs influence your requirements for love and commitment prior to sex? People who require more love and commitment prior to sex report that their religious beliefs have increased their requirements for love and commitment prior to sex. The opposite was true for more permissive participants.

* .22 to .28 To what extent do the opinions of your friends influence your requirements for love and commitment prior to sex? People who require more love and commitment prior to sex report that the opinions of their friend have increased their requirements for love and commitment prior to sex. The opposite was true for more permissive participants.

* .22 to .27 To what extent do the opinions of your parents influence your requirements for love and commitment prior to sex? People who require more love and commitment prior to sex report that the opinions of their parents have increased their requirements for love and commitment prior to sex. The opposite was true for more permissive participants.

. .01 to .04 To what extent does the fear of contracting a STD, getting AIDS or getting pregnant influence your requirements for love and commitment prior to sex? No significant effect.

* .17 to .21 To what extent does the dating a socially desirable person (someone who comes close to your idea of an ideal partner) influence your requirements for love and commitment prior to sex? People who require more love and commitment prior to sex report that dating a socially desirable person would increase their requirements for love and commitment prior to sex. The opposite was true for more permissive participants.

* .23 to .27 To what extent does the strength of your sex drive influence your requirements for love and commitment prior to sex? People who require more love and commitment prior to sex report that the strength of their sex drive would increase their requirements for love and commitment prior to sex. The opposite was true for more permissive participants.

* .25 to .33 People who require more love and commitment prior to sex report than they use more control to decrease the likelihood that they will have sexual relations as compared to people who require less love and commitment prior to the onset of sex.

* .18 to .22 People who require less love and commitment prior to sex report than they use more control to increase the likelihood that they will have sexual relations as compared to those who require more love and commitment prior to sex.

* .33 to .34 People who require less love and commitment prior to sex report than the emotions of the moment during a date increase the likelihood that they will have sexual relations as compared to those who require more love and commitment prior to sex.

* .13 to .26 Where does having sexual relations fall on your scale of most enjoyable things to do? People who require less love and commitment prior to sex rated sex as being higher on their list of enjoyable to do, than those who require less love and commitment prior to sex.

. .03 to .04 In general, how do you feel about yourself sexually? There was no significant difference between people who require more love and commitment prior to sex and those who require less love and commitment prior to sex in how negative or positive they feel about themselves sexually.

* .61 to .87 People who require less love and commitment prior to sex report more frequent fantasies about having sex with someone other than their current partner as compared to those who require more love and commitment prior to sex.

* .52 to .70 People who require more love and commitment prior to sex disapprove of casual sex more than those who require less love and commitment prior to sex.

* .08 to .14 People who require less love and commitment prior to sex report thinking about sexually related material more frequently than do those who require more love and commitment prior to sex.

* .13 to .26 People who require less love and commitment prior to sex were more likely to report intending to have sex with their last date than those who require more love and commitment prior to sex.

* .20 to .22 People who require more love and commitment prior to sex report going on more dates with the last person they had sex prior to having sex with them as compared to those who require less love and commitment prior to sex.

p < .05	Correlation with Sexuality Standards	Measures (Texas sample)
*	.33 to .37	To what extent do your religious beliefs influence your requirements for love and commitment prior to sex? People who require more love and commitment prior to sex report that their religious beliefs have increased their requirements for love and commitment prior to sex. The opposite was true for more permissive participants.
*	.22 to .28	To what extent do the opinions of your friends influence your requirements for love and commitment prior to sex? People who require more love and commitment prior to sex report that the opinions of their friend have increased their requirements for love and commitment prior to sex. The opposite was true for more permissive participants.
*	.22 to .27	To what extent do the opinions of your parents influence your requirements for love and commitment prior to sex? People who require more love and commitment prior to sex report that the opinions of their parents have increased their requirements for love and commitment prior to sex. The opposite was true for more permissive participants.
.	.01 to .04	To what extent does the fear of contracting a STD, getting AIDS or getting pregnant influence your requirements for love and commitment prior to sex? No significant effect.
*	.17 to .21	To what extent does the dating a socially desirable person (someone who comes close to your idea of an ideal partner) influence your requirements for love and commitment prior to sex? People who require more love and commitment prior to sex report that dating a socially desirable person would increase their requirements for love and commitment prior to sex. The opposite was true for more permissive participants.
*	.23 to .27	To what extent does the strength of your sex drive influence your requirements for love and commitment prior to sex? People who require more love and commitment prior to sex report that the strength of their sex drive would increase their requirements for love and commitment prior to sex. The opposite was true for more permissive participants.
*	.25 to .33	People who require more love and commitment prior to sex report than they use more control to decrease the likelihood that they will have sexual relations as compared to people who require less love and commitment prior to the onset of sex.
*	.18 to .22	People who require less love and commitment prior to sex report than they use more control to increase the likelihood that they will have sexual relations as compared to those who require more love and commitment prior to sex.
*	.33 to .34	People who require less love and commitment prior to sex report than the emotions of the moment during a date increase the likelihood that they will have sexual relations as compared to those who require more love and commitment prior to sex.
*	.13 to .26	Where does having sexual relations fall on your scale of most enjoyable things to do? People who require less love and commitment prior to sex rated sex as being higher on their list of enjoyable to do, than those who require less love and commitment prior to sex.
.	.03 to .04	In general, how do you feel about yourself sexually? There was no significant difference between people who require more love and commitment prior to sex and those who require less love and commitment prior to sex in how negative or positive they feel about themselves sexually.
*	.61 to .87	People who require less love and commitment prior to sex report more frequent fantasies about having sex with someone other than their current partner as compared to those who require more love and commitment prior to sex.
*	.52 to .70	People who require more love and commitment prior to sex disapprove of casual sex more than those who require less love and commitment prior to sex.
*	.08 to .14	People who require less love and commitment prior to sex report thinking about sexually related material more frequently than do those who require more love and commitment prior to sex.
*	.13 to .26	People who require less love and commitment prior to sex were more likely to report intending to have sex with their last date than those who require more love and commitment prior to sex.
*	.20 to .22	People who require more love and commitment prior to sex report going on more dates with the last person they had sex prior to having sex with them as compared to those who require less love and commitment prior to sex.

Since the direction of the correlation depends on the researcher's choice of direction for assigning numerical values to the responses, the sign for the correlations has been omitted in the above table. The direction of the effect is indicated by the explanation in the Measures column.

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