Table 12.
Correlations between subjective and genital arousal by stimulus type (selected studies, between-subjects)
| Explicit | Erotic | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| Average (r) | .62 | .29 | – | .27 |
| 95% confidence intervals | .46 to .77 | .21 to .37 | – | −.07 to .60 |
| Samples (K) | 28 | 48 | – | 5 |
| Sample size (n) | 732 | 1,109 | – | 88 |
| Number of studies | 21 | 40 | – | 5 |
| Homogeneity (Q) | 91.4 | 69.9 | – | 7.4 |
| p < .0001 | p < .05 | – | p = .12 | |
Note: Selected studies refer to basic samples, without experimental manipulations, and with standard external sexual stimuli. A significant Q value means that effect sizes are not homogeneous, suggesting the presence of one or more moderator variables