Table 5.
Correlations between subjective and genital arousal by stimulus modality (selected studies, between-subjects correlations)
| Visual only | Non-visual only | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| Average (r) | .57 | .30 | .67 | .25 |
| 95% confidence intervals | .38 to .75 | .22 to .38 | .53 to .82 | .08 to .42 |
| Samples (K) | 23 | 43 | 7 | 15 |
| Sample size (n) | 572 | 996 | 216 | 429 |
| Number of studies | 16 | 37 | 7 | 13 |
| Homogeneity (Q) | 78.5 | 55.7 | 6.3 | 33.9 |
| p < .0001 | p = .08 | p = .39 | p < .005 | |
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