Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of participants of the quantitative survey (n = 282).
| Frequency (%) | Anxiety, Mean (SD) | Depressive symptoms, Mean (SD) | Addiction to Internet, Mean (SD) | Compulsive consumption of pornography, Mean (SD) | Experiences of hostility (%) | Frequency of masturbation, Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group (in years) | |||||||
| 18–29 | 212 (75.71) | 7.07 (5.84) | 12.65 (7.13) | 29.18 (11.53) | 13.43 (8.54) | 30.77 | 3.48 (1.59) |
| 30–44 | 48 (17.14) | 4.02 (3.68) | 10.21 (7.39) | 22.65 (8.19) | 12.09 (6.58) | 31.11 | 2.93 (1.69) |
| 45–59 | 15 (5.36) | 6.28 (6.86) | 9.87 (9.05) | 29.55 (16.31) | 11.71 (8.44) | 20 | 2.36 (1.69) |
| 60 and above | 5 (1.79) | 5.8 (6.68) | 11.48 (9.95) | 29 (12.28) | 12.6 (9.04) | 40 | 1.6 (1.34) |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 175 (62.50) | 6.15 (5.82) | 11.31 (7.36) | 28.43 (11.33) | 14.90 (8.37) | 28.57 | 3.70 (1.60) |
| Female | 102 (36.43) | 6.90 (5.25) | 13.14 (7.06) | 27.43 (11.68) | 10.08 (7.08) | 31.25 | 2.61 (1.48) |
| Other | 3 (1.07) | 12.33 (9.07) | 19.62 (4.62) | 25.33 (13.05) | 11.66 (8.14) | 100 | 3.67 (2.52) |
| Sexual orientation | |||||||
| Heterosexual | 218 (77.86) | 5.95 (5.44) | 11.72 (7.39) | 27.26 (11.55) | 12.10 (8.02) | 27.72 | 2.94 (1.58) |
| LGBT adults | 62 (22,14) | 8.23 (6.18) | 13.46 (6.89) | 30.63 (10.75) | 16.44 (8.06) | 39.66 | 4.49 (1.30) |
| Relationship status | |||||||
| Opposite-sex relationship | 95 (34.55) | 7.18 (6.11) | 12.5 (8.19) | 26.63 (12.16) | 11.66 (7.42) | 31.11 | 2.86 (1.60) |
| Same-sex relationship | 4 (2.18) | 6.6 (3.36) | 11.33 (7.30) | 27.2 (10.33) | 21.8 (6.22) | 20 | 5 (0.82) |
| Single | 174 (63.27) | 6.08 (5.45) | 11.80 (6.87) | 28.69 (11.09) | 13.59 (8.54) | 29.01 | 3.49 (1.63) |
| Educational qualification | |||||||
| Postgraduate | 160 (57.35) | 6.60 (5.88) | 12.25 (7.52) | 26.99 (11.46) | 12.24 (7.53) | 35.29 | 3.10 (1.60) |
| Graduate/Diploma | 94 (33.69) | 6 (5.44) | 11.78 (7.15) | 28.72 (10.98) | 14.18 (8.98) | 22.62 | 3.51 (1.68) |
| 12th or lower | 25 (8.96) | 7.04 (5.20) | 12.04 (6.72) | 31.14 (11.65) | 14.90 (9.55) | 27.27 | 3.62 (1.71) |
| Annual income (in Indian Rupees) | |||||||
| 0–3,00,000 | 56 (20.82) | 6.48 (5.01) | 13.41 (7.41) | 29.22 (12.29) | 14.17 (8.13) | 25.53 | 3.36 (1.58) |
| 3,00,000–10,00,000 | 115 (42.75) | 7.27 (6.20) | 12.85 (6.94) | 29.31 (11.55) | 13.65 (8.41) | 35.19 | 3.48 (1.59) |
| 10,00,000–20,00,000 | 60 (22.30) | 5.93 (5.29) | 10.41 (6.61) | 26.19 (10.14) | 12.45 (8.55) | 30.51 | 3.15 (1.58) |
| above 20,00,000 | 38 (14.13) | 5.32 (5.55) | 10.78 (8.12) | 24.19 (10.53) | 11.30 (7.39) | 24.32 | 2.91 (1.99) |
| Place of residence | |||||||
| Rural | 53 (18.93) | 6.73 (5.52) | 12.48 (6.81) | 29.26 (11.71) | 12.37 (6.98) | 37.5 | 3.46 (1.60) |
| Urban | 227 (81.07) | 6.42 (5.74) | 12.01 (7.42) | 27.76 (11.39) | 13.24 (8.47) | 28.77 | 3.26 (1.66) |