Table 1. Demographic data and mental health characteristics: No item endorsed, occasional and intensive online-sex use (N = 2522).
| No item endorsed (n = 2044) |
Occasional use | Intensive use (n = 107) | Sign. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 371) | ||||
| Prevalence | 81.0% | 14.7% | 4.2% | |
| Age (years)1 | 51.7 (18.0) | 40.5 (15.4) | 36.99 (13.59) | χ2(10) = 1730.78***, Cramer’s V = .19 |
| 14–24 (n = 271) | 8.7% | 18.6% | 22.5% | |
| 25–34 (n = 338) | 11.5% | 20.8% | 23.4% | |
| 35–44 (n = 395) | 14.3% | 20.5% | 24.3% | |
| 45–54 (n = 496) | 19.4% | 21.0% | 20.6% | |
| 55–64 (n = 423) | 18.3% | 11.6% | 5.6% | |
| ≥65 (n = 599) | 27.7% | 7.5% | 0.7% | |
| Sex | χ2(2) = 109.86***, Cramer’s V = .21 | |||
| Male | 43.1% | 62.5% | 85.0% | |
| Female | 56.9% | 37.5% | 15.0% | |
| Partnership | χ2(2) = 18.67 ***, Cramer’s V = .09 | |||
| Yes | 58.5% | 53.7% | 38.3% | |
| No | 41.5% | 46.3% | 61.7% | |
| Marital status | χ2(8) = 138.17***; Cramer’s V .17 | |||
| Married living together together | 50.8% | 43.1% | 24.3% | |
| Married living separately | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0.0% | |
| unmarried | 21.9% | 40.4% | 56.1% | |
| Divorced | 11.8% | 11.9% | 15.9% | |
| Widowed | 13.8% | 3.0% | 3.7% | |
| Unemployment | χ2(2) = 16.54***; Cramer’s V = .08 | |||
| Yes | 93.8% | 90.3% | 85.0% | |
| No | 6.2% | 9.7% | 15.0% | |
| Employment status | χ2(8) = 152.52*** Cramer's V = .17 | |||
| Employed | 47.5% | 58.5% | 61.7% | |
| Student/training | 6.3% | 16.7% | 15.0% | |
| Unemployed | 6.2% | 9.7% | 15.0% | |
| Retired | 34.8% | 12.1% | 5.6% | |
| Household | 5.1% | 3.0% | 2.8% | |
| Depression (PHQ-9)1 | 3.20 (3.95) | 3.29 (3.96) | 3.32 (3.95) | χ2(2) = 3.07, p = n.s. Cramer's V = .04 |
| Anxiety (GAD-7)1 | 2.44 (3.03) | 2.62 (3.10) | 2.99 (3.06) | χ2(2) = 1.77, p = n.s. Cramer's V = .03 |
- Note
1Means, standard deviations in parentheses; Sex: 1 = male, 2 = female; Unemployment: 0 = no, 1 = yes; Employment status: employed = 1, student = 2; unemployed = 3; retired = 4, household/homemaker = 5; Partnership: 1 = living with partner, 2 = living without partner; Marital status: 1 = married and living together, 2 = married, living separately, 3 = single, 4 = divorced, 5 = widowed; Depression and anxiety mean scores
*** p ≤ .001.