Table 1 Factor Structure and Factor loading on the CUSES using Rotation Method: Varimax with Kaiser Normalization

Percentage of Total Variance Explained

36.7

15.3

11.6

10.1

FACTOR 1: APPROPRIATION

I would feel embarrassed to put a condom on myself or my partner

1.52

1.49

.683

I feel confident I could gracefully remove and dispose of a condom when we have intercourse

1.52

1.24

.744

I feel confident in my ability to incorporate putting a condom on myself or my partner into foreplay

1.77

1.31

685

I feel confident that I could use a condom with a partner without "breaking the mood."

1.73

1.24

.809

I feel confident that I could use a condom successfully

1.32

1.23

.820

FACTOR 2: ASSERTIVE

I feel confident in my ability to discuss condom usage with any partner I might have

1.21

1.24

.877

I feel confident in my ability to suggest using condoms with a new partner

1.41

1.32

.888

I feel confident I could suggest using a condom without my partner feeling "diseased"

1.67

1.28

.844

FACTOR 3: PLEASURE AND INTOXICANT

I feel confident I could use a condom during intercourse without reducing any sexual sensations

1.52

1.22

.726

I feel confident that I would remember to use a condom even after I have been drinking

1.78

1.08

.863

I feel confident that I would remember to use a condom even if I were high.

1.70

1.04

.900

FACTOR 4: STDs

I would not feel confident suggesting using condoms with a new partner because I would be afraid he or she would think I've had a homosexual experience

1.10

1.27

.671

I would not feel confident suggesting using condoms with a new partner because I would be afraid he or she would think I have a sexually transmitted disease

1.11

1.32

.934

I would not feel confident suggesting using condoms with a new partner because I would be afraid he or she would think I thought they had a sexually transmitted disease

1.10

1.27

.903