Table 3.
Correlations for all independent samples, by sex, for selected studies
| Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subjective | Genital | Subjective | Genital | |
| Average (r) | .69 | .79 | .31 | .20 |
| 95% confidence intervals | .56 to .82 | .60 to .99 | .24 to .38 | .12 to .29 |
| Samples (K) | 45 | 16 | 65 | 32 |
| Sample size (n) | 987 | 366 | 1,349 | 678 |
| Number of studies | 36 | 13 | 55 | 26 |
| Homogeneity (Q) | 133.0 | 37.7 | 84.1 | 33.3 |
| p < .0001 | p < .001 | p < .05 | p = .35 | |
Note: Selected studies refer to basic samples, without experimental manipulations, and with standard external sexual stimuli. Subjective = correlation between subjective arousal and actual genital arousal (Rsub). Genital = correlation between perception of genital arousal and actual genital arousal (Rgen). A significant Q value means that effect sizes are not homogeneous, suggesting the presence of one or more moderator variables