Table 3. Differences in Sex Attitudes (1000 Bootstrapped Samples).
Measure | Erotophobic (n = 13) |
Erotophilic (n = 12) |
t-test (df = 23) | 95% Confidence Interval | Cohen’s d | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Min-Max | Mean (SD) | Min-Max | Mean (SD) | ||||
Sexual Satisfaction Scale – Total | 76-148 | 129.46 (20.86) | 102-149 | 124.92 (15.73) | 0.61 | [-10.44, 18.08] | 0.25 |
Sexual Satisfaction Scale – Contentment | 16-30 | 24.69 (4.87) | 13-30 | 21.25 (5.88) | 1.60 | [-0.70, 7.89] | 0.67 |
Sexual Satisfaction Scale – Communication | 13-30 | 23.46 (5.85) | 14-30 | 23.83 (5.56) | -0.16 | [-4.92, 4.20] | -0.07 |
Sexual Satisfaction Scale – Compatibility | 13-30 | 24.77 (6.86) | 10-30 | 22.83 (7.41) | 0.68 | [-3.77, 7.16] | 0.28 |
Sexual Satisfaction Scale – Relational Concern | 15-30 | 27.85 (4.28) | 16-30 | 27.83 (4.06) | 0.01 | [-3.00, 3.28] | 0.00 |
Sexual Satisfaction Scale – Personal Concern | 14-30 | 28.69 (4.42) | 24-30 | 29.17 (1.99) | -0.34 | [-3.50, 1.72] | -0.14 |
Sex Guilt Scale – Total | 7-31 | 20.54 (7.57) | 0-19 | 9.08 (6.71) | 3.99** | [6.03, 16.63] | 1.67 |
Positive Emotions | 0-7.75 | 2.83 (2.47) | 0.50-6.50 | 3.56 (2.12) | -0.80 | [-2.43, 1.16] | -0.33 |
Negative Emotions | 0-5.50 | 3.50 (1.89) | 0-6.75 | 2.88 (2.15) | 0.77 | [-1.00, 2.22] | 0.32 |
Fantasies & Reflections | 0-5.80 | 2.23 (1.95) | 0.80-8.40 | 4.42 (2.59) | -2.40* | [-3.87, -0.42] | -1.00 |
Moral Evaluationa | 0-7.33 | 1.64 (2.38) | 0-3 | 0.25 (0.87) | 1.91 | [0.10, 2.78] | 0.78 |
Sexual Evaluation | 0-9 | 3.83 (2.53) | 2-6.60 | 3.63 (1.55) | 0.23 | [-1.39, 1.74] | 0.10 |
Romatic Evaluation | 0-10 | 3.92 (3.17) | 0-9.00 | 4.50 (3.48) | -0.43 | [-3.14, 2.12] | -0.18 |
Sexual Motivation | 0-9 | 1.64 (2.81) | 0-7 | 1.53 (2.06) | 0.11 | [-1.73, 2.07] | 0.05 |
Media Motivation | 0-10 | 3.48 (3.02) | 1-10 | 5.31 (2.99) | -1.51 | [-4.05, 0.39] | -0.63 |
Mistake Motivation | 0-10 | 2.00 (3.11) | 0 | 0.00 | 2.23* | [0.50, 3.65] | 0.93 |
D-index | -0.62-1.43 | 0.31 (0.56) | -0.57-1.10 | 0.18 (0.57) | 0.57 | [-0.35, 0.57] | 0.24 |
Note. Min-Max from the empirical distribution.
aBootstrapping was significant and effect size was high.
*p < .05. **p < .01.