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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jun 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Consult Clin Psychol. 1997 Dec;65(6):1017–1025. doi: 10.1037//0022-006x.65.6.1017

Table 1.

Mean, Standard Deviation, and Range of Variables

Variable Mean SD Min. Max. t df p
Dependent Variables
Sexual (Dis)satisfaction (ISS)
 Men 18.93 11.89 0 55
 Women 17.45 13.21 0 52 1.30 75 .20
Sexual Difficulties
 Women’s report of men 1.46 1.46 0 7
 Men’s report of men 2.13 1.49 0 6 3.35 74 .00
 Women’s report of women 2.74 2.40 0 9
 Men’s report of women 3.50 2.84 0 12 2.44 73 .02
 Women’s report of total 4.20 3.52 0 16
 Men’s report of total 5.64 3.86 0 18 3.26 73 .00
Co-orientation Variables
Agreement .49 .22 −.27 .88
Men’s understanding .59 .19 −.15 .87
Women’s understanding .60 .16 .14 .92 −.23 75 .82
Other Explanatory Variables
Depression (CESD)
 Men 9.58 6.17 0 30
 Women 11.08 7.86 0 34 1.5 75 .15
Dyadic Adjustment (DAS)
 Men 109.0 12.49 78 136
 Women 111.5 13.81 69 143 1.84 75 .07
 Men (DAS-R) 100.5 11.47 69 125
 Women (DAS-R) 102.5 12.61 62 131 1.59 75 .12
Social Desirability (SDS)
 Men 15.20 5.11 4 26
 Women 15.17 5.15 5 29 .11 74 .91
Sexual Behavior Preferences (IDHP)
Erotophilia
 Men 4.54 .54 3.00 5.86
 Women 4.30 .72 1.86 5.57 2.41 75 .0184
Use of Contraception
 Men 3.90 1.06 1.25 6.00
 Women 4.45 .99 1.25 6.00 3.58 75 .0006
Conventionality
 Men 2.54 .73 1.25 5.00
 Women 2.69 .88 1.00 4.75 1.19 75 .2390
Use of Erotica
 Men 4.30 1.04 1.25 6.00
 Women 3.78 1.28 1.00 6.00 3.40 75 .0011
Use of Drugs/Alcohol
 Men 2.43 1.20 1.00 5.75
 Women 2.09 1.05 1.00 5.00 2.64 75 .0101
Romantic Foreplay
 Men 4.38 .72 2.25 6.00
 Women 4.94 .69 2.25 6.00 5.24 75 .0000

Note. Min. = minimum; Max. = maximum; ISS = Index of Sexual Satisfaction; CESD = Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale; DAS = Dyadic Adjustment Scale; DAS-R = Dyadic Adjustment Scale - Revised (with “affectional expression” factor removed); SDS = Social Desirability Scale; IDHP = Inventory of Dyadic Heterosexual Preferences. For each instrument, higher scores indicate higher levels of the variable measured.