Table 2.
Gender differences in sexual desire, sexual practices and related invested time and satisfaction
| Total (n = 1448) |
Men (n = 471) |
Women (n = 977) |
χ2 | p | V | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |||||
| Intensity of sexual drive during confinement | Much less | 9.6 | 6.4 | 11.2 | |||
| Considerable less | 9.8 | 7.6 | 10.8 | ||||
| Slightly less | 15.5 | 15.1 | 15.8 | ||||
| About the same | 29.1 | 31.4 | 27.9 | 15.844 | 0.015 | 0.105 | |
| Slightly more | 20.2 | 21 | 19.9 | ||||
| Considerable more | 11 | 13 | 10.1 | ||||
| Much more | 4.7 | 5.5 | 4.3 | ||||
| Behaviors developed during the confinement | Traditional masturbation | 61 | 80 | 51.9 | 105.895 | < 0.001 | 0.270 |
| Masturbation using sex toys | 20.2 | 11 | 24.7 | 36.562 | < 0.001 | 0.159 | |
| Sex with partner | 40 | 30.6 | 44.5 | 25.774 | < 0.001 | 0.133 | |
| Sex with boy roommate | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.104 | 0.748 | 0.008 | |
| Sex with girl roommate | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.001 | 0.976 | 0.001 | |
| Sex with another person skipping the confinement | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 0.114 | 0.735 | 0.009 | |
| Online sexual activity | 28.4 | 43.9 | 20.9 | 83.198 | <0 .001 | 0.240 | |
| Other | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.418 | 0.518 | 0.017 | |
| None | 7.5 | 2.3 | 9.9 | 26.544 | < 0.001 | 0.135 | |
| Invested time on masturbation | Much less | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 10.177 | 0.117 | 0.102 |
| Considerable less | 5.9 | 4.2 | 7.1 | ||||
| Slightly less | 9.9 | 12.3 | 8.4 | ||||
| About the same | 49.6 | 48.6 | 50.3 | ||||
| Slightly more | 20.1 | 18.8 | 20.9 | ||||
| Considerable more | 5.6 | 6.8 | 4.9 | ||||
| Much more | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | ||||
| Satisfaction of masturbation | Much less | 4.8 | 6 | 4 | 7.546 | 0.273 | 0.088 |
| Considerable less | 8.1 | 8.6 | 7.7 | ||||
| Slightly less | 13.5 | 15.4 | 12.3 | ||||
| About the same | 57.3 | 53.3 | 59.9 | ||||
| Slightly more | 11.9 | 12 | 11.8 | ||||
| Considerable more | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3 | ||||
| Much more | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.2 | ||||
| When using sex toys, had they used before confinement? | Yes | 98.3 | 98.1 | 98.3 | 0.018 | 0.894 | 0.008 |
| When having sex with a boy roommate, had they had before? | Yes | 75 | 0 | 100 | 4.000 | 0.046 | 1.00 |
| When having sex with a girl roommate, had they had before? | Yes | 66.7 | 100 | 50 | 0.750 | 0.386 | 0.500 |
| Invested time on each sexual relationship | Much less | 4.9 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 8.175 | 0.226 | 0.114 |
| Considerable less | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.2 | ||||
| Slightly less | 11.7 | 11.4 | 11.8 | ||||
| About the same | 52.3 | 53.2 | 52 | ||||
| Slightly more | 19.9 | 18.4 | 20.4 | ||||
| Considerable more | 5.5 | 9.5 | 4.2 | ||||
| Much more | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 | ||||
| Satisfaction of sexual relationships | Much less | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 9.845 | 0.131 | 0.125 |
| Considerable less | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.8 | ||||
| Slightly less | 11.7 | 15.2 | 10.5 | ||||
| About the same | 59.1 | 54.4 | 60.6 | ||||
| Slightly more | 11.8 | 9.5 | 12.6 | ||||
| Considerable more | 5.2 | 8.9 | 4 | ||||
| Much more | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | ||||
| Time invested on each online sexual activity | Much less | 4.4 | 2.9 | 5.9 | 8.334 | 0.215 | 0.142 |
| Considerable less | 4.9 | 6.3 | 3.4 | ||||
| Slightly less | 10 | 12.1 | 7.8 | ||||
| About the same | 34.1 | 36.2 | 31.9 | ||||
| Slightly more | 26.3 | 22.7 | 29.9 | ||||
| Considerable more | 12.9 | 12.6 | 13.2 | ||||
| Much more | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.8 |