Table 1.
Mean score, standard deviation and comparison of the study variables between men and women.
| Variables | Women (n = 36) | Men (n = 36) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | t | p | Cohen’s d | |
| Negative attitudes toward masturbation | 10.44 (1.05) | 11.47 (2.30) | 2.43 | 0.018 | 0.58 |
| Solitary sexual desire | 21.39 (5.60) | 23.56 (3.56) | 1.96 | 0.055 | - |
| Current masturbation frequency | 4.44 (0.99) | 5.36 (0.96) | 3.97 | <0.001 | 0.94 |
| Affective dimension of subjective orgasm experience | 28.22 (5.21) | 28.94 (4.96) | 0.60 | 0.550 | - |
| Sensory dimension of subjective orgasm experience | 42.65 (14.30) | 39.32 (12.19) | −1.07 | 0.291 | - |
| Intimacy dimension of subjective orgasm experience | 9.03 (3.66) | 8.64 (3.42) | −0.47 | 0.643 | - |
| Rewards dimension of subjective orgasm experience | 12.75 (3.18) | 14.17 (2.51) | 2.10 | 0.040 | 0.50 |
| Propensity for sexual excitation | 16.08 (2.89) | 16.94 (2.29) | 1.40 | 0.166 | - |
| Rating of sexual arousal | 18.75 (5.24) | 19.60 (5.79) | 0.65 | 0.517 | - |
| Rating of genital sensations | 3.62 (1.26) | 3.92 (1.48) | 0.90 | 0.370 | - |
t, Student’s t; M, mean; SD, standard deviation.