Table 2.

Coefficients of direct effects of mediation analysis of the relationship between mate value discrepancy and frequency of performing cunnilingus with one mediator: motivation to satisfy the partner

	Motivation to satisfy the partner (M)						Cunnilingus frequency (Y)						Indirect effect coefficients
	b	SE	t	p	CI 95%*		b	SE	t	p	CI 95%*		b	SE	CI 95%*
					LL	UL					LL	UL			LL	UL
Direct effects paths
Mate value discrepancy (X)	0.11	0.036	3.041	.003	0.039	0.182	0.025	0.129	0.191	.849	− 0.228	0.277
Motivation to satisfy the partner (M)							0.999	0.152	6.561	.000	0.700	1.298
Total effect X → Y							0.135	0.132	1.018	.309	− 0.125	0.395
Indirect effect
MVD → Motivation to satisfy the partner → Cunnilingus frequency													0.110	0.045	0.029	0.205

Covariates: participant age, relationship length

*95% CI is presented as bias-corrected and accelerated 5000 bootstrapping

MVD mate value discrepancy