Table 4.
Gender differences in the global sexual frequency, reasons, and consequences of changing
| Total (n = 1448) |
Men (n = 471) |
Women (n = 977) |
χ2 | p | V | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |||||
| Frequency of global sexual activity | Much less | 13.3 | 7.2 | 16.2 | 26.025 | <0.001 | 0.134 |
| Considerable less | 9.3 | 8.3 | 9.7 | ||||
| Slightly less | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.4 | ||||
| About the same | 26.6 | 30.1 | 24.9 | ||||
| Slightly more | 24.1 | 25.7 | 23.3 | ||||
| Considerable more | 9 | 10.2 | 8.4 | ||||
| Much more | 2.4 | 3 | 2.1 | ||||
| Reasons for decreased sexual frequency | Lack of intimity | 27.3 | 30.1 | 26.3 | 0.793 | 0.373 | 0.038 |
| Lack of sexual desire | 35.3 | 28.1 | 38 | 4.581 | 0.032 | 0.091 | |
| Stress | 37.5 | 30.1 | 40.2 | 4.628 | 0.031 | 0.092 | |
| Worries | 41.5 | 38.4 | 42.7 | 0.825 | 0.364 | 0.039 | |
| Not being able to be with my partner | 26.4 | 21.9 | 28 | 2.067 | 0.151 | 0.061 | |
| To overload by being with my partner a long time | 7.8 | 6.2 | 8.4 | 0.767 | 0.381 | 0.037 | |
| Conflicts with my partner | 7.7 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 0.622 | 0.430 | 0.034 | |
| Impossibility to leave home | 24.8 | 26.7 | 24.1 | 0.402 | 0.526 | 0.027 | |
| Other | 5.8 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 1.054 | 0.305 | 0.044 | |
| Consequences of lower sexual activity | None | 42.1 | 45.9 | 40.7 | 1.187 | 0.276 | 0.046 |
| Irritability | 24.6 | 15.8 | 27.8 | 8.376 | 0.004 | 0.124 | |
| Conflicts | 11.5 | 8.9 | 12.4 | 1.294 | 0.255 | 0.049 | |
| Psychological discomfort | 22.4 | 17.8 | 24.1 | 2.417 | 0.120 | 0.066 | |
| More sexual fantasies | 17.3 | 15.8 | 17.9 | 0.334 | 0.563 | 0.025 | |
| Sexual fantasies I did not have before | 5.5 | 6.8 | 5 | 0.738 | 0.390 | 0.037 | |
| Sexual behaviors I did not practice before | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.011 | 0.918 | 0.004 | |
| Thoughts of having sexual relationships with a family member | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.131 | 0.288 | 0.045 | |
| Other | 2.2 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 3.443 | 0.064 | 0.079 | |
| Reasons for higher sexual activity | For boredom, to distract me | 39.9 | 51.9 | 33.2 | 17.151 | < 0.001 | 0.183 |
| To reduce my anxiety | 29 | 30.6 | 28.1 | 0.359 | 0.549 | 0.026 | |
| To relax me | 45.7 | 51.4 | 42.6 | 3.651 | 0.056 | 0.084 | |
| To make me happy | 25.9 | 21.9 | 28.1 | 2.391 | 0.122 | 0.068 | |
| For a sexual drive increase | 48.6 | 42.1 | 52.3 | 4.898 | 0.027 | 0.098 | |
| For investing more time with my partner | 29.2 | 16.4 | 36.3 | 22.492 | <0.001 | 0.209 | |
| Because I am alone, and nobody controls me | 6 | 8.7 | 4.5 | 3.688 | 0.055 | 0.085 | |
| Because people are more available to cybersex | 6.6 | 9.8 | 4.8 | 4.774 | 0.029 | 0.096 | |
| Because I feel curiosity of being on lockdown | 1.9 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.922 | 0.337 | 0.042 | |
| Other | 7.8 | 3.8 | 10 | 6.200 | 0.013 | 0.110 | |
| Consequences of higher sexual activity | None | 30.2 | 40.4 | 24.5 | 14.263 | <0.001 | 0.167 |
| A better mood | 41.2 | 26.2 | 49.5 | 26.440 | <0.001 | 0.227 | |
| More relaxation | 44.7 | 38.8 | 48 | 4.068 | 0.044 | 0.089 | |
| Remorse or guilt | 2.9 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 4.011 | 0.045 | 0.088 | |
| Conflicts with my partner | 1 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.536 | 0.464 | 0.032 | |
| Being unfaithful to my partner | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.549 | 0.459 | 0.033 | |
| Lower satisfaction of sexual behaviors | 6 | 9.3 | 4.2 | 5.324 | 0.021 | 0.102 | |
| Other | 2.7 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 1.261 | 0.261 | 0.050 |