Table 3. Correlates of acceptance of sexual betrayal. Spearman-rank correlations presented separately for the total sample and by sex of respondent.

  Total Sample
N=261
Males
N=93
Females
N=168
Behavioral Betrayal
(via sexual intercourse)
.19** .14 .17*
Tolerance of Deviation1 .56*** .54*** .50***
Self-Restraint -.43*** -.34*** -.40***

*p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001

1 Includes 5 violations: betraying friend's confidence, lying to parents, academic cheating, violence in dealing with peer conflict, date violence.