Table 3.

Correlations between the components of the IEMSSQ, and between these and external variables in gay men and lesbian women.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
1. GMSEX	–	.68**	.59**	.58**	.00	.09*	.52**	−.49**	.41**	.34**	.42**	.43**	.29**	.25**
2. GMREL	.67**	–	.45**	.41**	−.06	.03	.35**	−.35**	.34**	.31**	.61**	.59**	.47**	.31**
3. REW - CST	.52**	.41**	–	.72**	−.01	.22**	.48**	−.50**	.45**	.37**	.42**	.47**	.27**	.21**
4. CLREW- CLCST	.55**	.42**	.71**	–	-.03	.17**	.42**	−.43**	.36**	.27**	.34**	.38**	.23**	.15**
5. EQREW	.06	.02	.08	−.03	–	.41**	-.06	.01	−.06	−.07	−.08	−.02	−.09*	−.07
6. EQCST	.20**	.12*	.20**	.15**	.45**	–	.06	−.07	−.02	−.03	.05	.11*	.02	−.00
7. REW	.37**	.26**	.30**	.32**	.03	.08	–	−.69**	.38**	.29**	.41**	.37**	.30**	.27**
8. CST	−.44**	−.38**	−.46**	−.42**	−.06	−.16**	−.63**	–	−.37**	−.28**	−.36**	−.25**	−.31**	−.28**
9. Sexual satisfaction item	.39**	.20**	.50**	.43**	.07	.10*	.35**	−.37**	–	.67**	.36**	.28**	.27**	.28**
10. Sexual functioning	.37**	.18**	.37**	.35**	.00	.07	.24**	−.31**	.73**	–	.39**	.34**	.26**	.31**
11. Dyadic adjustment	.41**	.61**	.39**	.39**	.04	.15**	.19**	−.34**	.21**	.21**	–	.80**	.83**	.65**
12. Satisfaction	.38**	.58**	.39**	.38**	.07	.16**	.10	−.25**	.16**	.17**	.79**	–	.48**	.33**
13. Consensus	.31**	.44**	.28**	.29**	.04	.09	.17**	−.28**	.20**	.17**	.81**	.42**	–	.34**
14. Cohesion	.27**	.40**	.23**	.24**	−.04	.09	.17**	−.25**	.12*	.15**	.72**	.41**	.38**	–

Note. GMSEX: Global Measure of Sexual Satisfaction; GMREL: Global Measure of Relationship Satisfaction; REW - CST: balance between sexual rewards and costs; CL_REW - CL_CST: comparative level of sexual rewards and costs; EQ_REW: equality of sexual rewards; EQ_CST: equality of sexual costs; REW: number of sexual rewards; CST: number of sexual costs. Above the diagonal are the correlations in men and below the diagonal are in women.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.