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. 2020 May 6;11:746. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00746

TABLE 4.

The occurrence of factors and domains in the sample.

Factors Total Women Men
I am not good at flirting 89% 91.5% 86.8%
I want to be free to do whatever I want 87.3% 89.3% 85.6%
I fear I will get hurt 80.2% 83.1% 77.7%
I have different priorities 79.5% 81.4% 77.7%
I am too picky 75.2% 82.1% 68.9%
I am not a desirable mate 64.8% 61.2% 68%
I am not the family type 61.4% 62.2% 60.7%
Commitment scares me 55.1% 55% 55.1%
I have a health/disability problem 43.5% 45.6% 41.6%
I want to spend more time with my friends 34.7% 36.5% 33.1%
I want to be free to flirt around 23.5% 18.9% 27.6%
I experience sexual difficulties 18.4% 17.9% 18.8%
I have not gotten over my previous relationship 18.1% 22.1% 14.4%
I want to devote my attention to my children 9.3% 15% 4.1%
Sexual orientation 7.9% 8.8% 7%
I move often 5.1% 4.9% 5.3%
I cannot have children 5.1% 4.9% 5.3%
Addictions 3.2% 2% 4.4%
Domains
Low capacity for courtship 94.6% 94.5% 94.7%
Freedom 92.7% 92.8% 92.7%
Constraints from previous relationships 92.1% 93.5% 90.9%
Personal constraints 16% 16.3% 15.8%

For factors, the percentages refer to the number of participants who indicated a score of “4” or “5” in any of the reasons composing each factor. For domains, the percentages refer to the number of participants who indicated a score of “4” or “5” in any of the reasons composing each factor which loaded to each domain.