Table 1: Item loadings on four factors regarding to the sexual awareness and coping strategy in 866 participants. The alphas are immediately after their factor names in parentheses.
| Factor 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Factor 1: Personal release (alpha: 0.85) | ||||
| I had imagined about having sex with an opposite-sex partner. | 0.78 | 0.2 | 0.12 | -0.09 |
| I did have sex with an opposite-sex partner in my dream. | 0.77 | 0.17 | -0.14 | 0.03 |
| I have watched pornographic images secretly. | 0.77 | 0.17 | -0.04 | 0.05 |
| I cannot help watching porn movies or books to resolve sexual impulses. | 0.75 | 0.03 | -0.19 | 0.21 |
| It is more likely for me to masturbate when I am alone. | 0.75 | 0.11 | -0.18 | 0.09 |
| Factor 2: Sexual knowledge (0.81) | ||||
| I understand the contents of the process from pregnancy to childbirth. | 0.03 | 0.75 | 0.06 | 0.03 |
| I have been well-educated in the contents of sexually transmitted diseases. | 0.04 | 0.75 | 0.17 | -0.01 |
| I have been well-educated in the physical structure of the opposite sex. | 0.31 | 0.72 | -0.13 | -0.07 |
| I have been well-educated in the physiological process of normal menstruation and nocturnal emission. | 0.05 | 0.69 | 0.26 | 0.02 |
| I know how to do the contraception effectively. | 0.24 | 0.62 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| I have been well-educated in human sexual physical structure. | 0.1 | 0.62 | 0.19 | -0.13 |
| Factor 3: Traditional sexual morality (0.64) | ||||
| I think sex comes after love. | -0.14 | 0.03 | 0.63 | 0.05 |
| I believe that sex and love are mutually reinforcing each other. | 0.25 | 0.11 | 0.63 | -0.19 |
| Lovers should be frank and open to each other. | -0.12 | 0.11 | 0.62 | 0.03 |
| I think it is necessary for society to educate adolescents with more sex education. | -0.1 | 0.24 | 0.59 | -0.03 |
| I do not think that I have homosexual tendencies. | -0.14 | 0.11 | 0.54 | -0.01 |
| Factor 4: Negative attitude (0.64) | ||||
| I dare not take the initiative to pursue an opposite-sex partner. | -0.13 | -0.1 | 0.18 | 0.67 |
| I am afraid to be alone with the opposite-sex partner whom I have a secret crush on. | 0.27 | -0.12 | -0.15 | 0.59 |
| In front of the opposite-sex partner of my favorite, I cannot express myself naturally always. | 0.22 | -0.08 | 0.19 | 0.59 |
| I think sex is disgusting and ugly. | -0.06 | -0.01 | -0.36 | 0.57 |
| I think masturbation is evil. | -0.18 | -0.02 | -0.22 | 0.56 |
| In front of the opposite-sex partner whom I have a secret crush on, I will conceal my feelings of happiness and sorrow always. | 0.18 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.54 |