14 | If I could have sex with this guy, I would not care about using condoms. | 0.50 | −0.04 | 0.07 | 0.26 | 0.48 |
9 | Just for today, barebacking is not a big deal. | 0.44 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.46 |
[The second factor: Optimism/Defiant Attitude (α = 0.79)] | ||||||
18 | I am taking the antiviral medicine, so I will not be re-infected with HIV. | −0.03 | 0.76 | 0.09 | −0.15 | 0.48 |
20 | I am TOP, so even if I do not use condoms, the chance to be HIV or STD infected will still be very small. | −0.08 | 0.65 | −0.06 | 0.10 | 0.42 |
19 | This guy does not look like he is carrying HIV, so it is unnecessary to use condoms. | 0.04 | 0.64 | −0.14 | 0.22 | 0.60 |
13 | If we never do internal cumshot, having sex bareback is not a problem. | 0.07 | 0.62 | −0.10 | 0.04 | 0.41 |
4 | I am BOTTOM, and the chance that my partner will be infected is very small. | −0.07 | 0.49 | 0.12 | −0.01 | 0.27 |
1 | The number of viruses is very small, they should not be transmitted to others. | 0.01 | 0.47 | 0.03 | −0.10 | 0.19 |
17 | Anyway, I have been infected with HIV, I do not care about being co infected by other sexually transmitted diseases. | 0.07 | 0.37 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.28 |
[The third factor: Denial of Concern of Transmitting (α = 0.79)] | ||||||
5 | This man probably makes love with many people bareback, so he will not know who he is infected by. | −0.08 | −0.09 | 0.87 | 0.10 | 0.67 |
3 | The partner might have been infected with HIV, so using condoms is unnecessary. | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.72 | −0.11 | 0.59 |
2 | If the partner wants to have unsafe sex, it would be his responsibility if it got transmitted. | 0.12 | −0.06 | 0.53 | −0.07 | 0.31 |
6 | Even if the partner was infected, he could still live normally by undergoing treatment. It would not be a big deal. | 0.00 | 0.28 | 0.51 | 0.03 | 0.51 |
[The fourth factor: Concern about Relationships (α = 0.72)] | ||||||
15 | I may be alienated from my partner if I refused to have sex bareback. | −0.08 | −0.03 | −0.01 | 0.80 | 0.56 |
16 | If I propose that we use condoms, people would suspect that I am carrying HIV. | −0.07 | 0.02 | −0.03 | 0.79 | 0.57 |
12 | Maybe it was strange to use condoms now because we have not used them for a while. | 0.20 | 0.04 | 0.15 | 0.39 | 0.41 |
Inter-factor correlations 1) | - | 0.57 | 0.61 | 0.50 | ||
2) | - | - | 0.53 | 0.69 | ||
3) | - | - | - | 0.40 |