Table 2.
Means and SDs of dating desire for sex on condition (attractiveness and social status)
| Condition | Boys (n = 930) | Girls (n = 983) | Combined (n = 1,913) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
| Low attractiveness | ||||||
| Low social status | 1.78 | 1.11 | 2.10 | 1.56 | 1.93 | 1.14 |
| High social status | 1.80 | 1.08 | 2.43 | 1.25 | 2.12 | 1.21 |
| Combined | 1.79 | 1.09 | 2.27 | 1.22 | 2.03 | 1.18 |
| High attractiveness | ||||||
| Low social status | 4.26 | 1.79 | 4.13 | 1.75 | 4.18 | 1.76 |
| High social status | 4.81 | 1.65 | 4.76 | 1.49 | 4.78 | 1.57 |
| Combined | 4.53 | 1.74 | 4.43 | 1.66 | 4.48 | 1.70 |
Note: Data for groups of low and high social status are presented within the low and high attractiveness conditions. The “combined” categories in the rows of Table 2 refer to the overall scores within low and high attractiveness conditions for both sexes separately, whereas the “combined” categories in the column of Table 2 refer to the overall scores in the low and high attractiveness conditions for the total sample