Table 5.

Post-hoc factorial ANOVA analysis for the dependent variable of global romantic love myths score and its two factors, considering sexual orientation as a grouping variable.

Variable	Contrast	N	M	SD	Mean difference	SE	p	d	C.I. 95% Cohen's d
Myths scale	Heterosexual Homosexual	742 113	2.48 2.32	0.69 0.78	0.16	0.06	0.052	0.49	0.29–0.69
	Heterosexual Bisexual	742 290	2.48 1.92	0.69 0.60	0.56	0.04	<0.001**	1.04	0.83–1.24
	Heterosexual Other	742 63	2.48 1.78	0.69 0.53	0.71	0.08	<0.001**	1.19	0.93−1.46
	Homosexual Bisexual	113 290	2.32 1.92	0.78 0.60	0.40	0.07	<0.001**	0.51	0.29–07.73
	Homosexual Other	113 63	2.32 1.78	0.78 0.53	0.55	0.10	<0.001**	0.60	0.29–0.92
	Bisexual Other	290 63	1.92 1.78	0.60 0.53	0.15	0.09	0.316	0.17	−0.10–0.44
Factor 1	Heterosexual Homosexual	742 113	2.72 2.46	0.83 0.89	0.26	0.07	0.002*	0.31	0.11–051
	Heterosexual Bisexual	742 290	2.72 2.03	0.83 0.71	0.69	0.05	<0.001**	0.86	0.82–1.00
	Heterosexual Other	742 63	2.72 1.85	0.83 0.65	0.87	0.09	<0.001**	1.06	0.80–1.33
	Homosexual Bisexual	113 290	2.46 2.03	0.89 0.71	0.43	0.08	<0.001**	0.56	0.34–0.78
	Homosexual Other	113 63	2.46 1.85	0.89 0.65	0.61	0.11	<0.001**	0.89	0.56–1.20
	Bisexual Other	290 63	2.03 1.85	0.71 0.65	0.18	0.10	0.288	0.26	−0.02–0.53
Factor 2	Heterosexual Homosexual	742 113	2.15 2.13	0.77 0.84	0.02	0.07	0.997	0.03	−0.17–0.22
	Heterosexual Bisexual	742 290	2.15 1.77	0.77 0.65	0.38	0.05	<0.001**	0.51	0.38–0.65
	Heterosexual Other	742 63	2.15 1.66	0.77 0.65	0.49	0.10	<0.001**	0.64	0.38–0.90
	Homosexual Bisexual	113 290	2.13 1.77	0.84 0.65	0.36	0.08	<0.001**	0.51	0.29–0.73
	Homosexual Other	113 63	2.13 1.66	0.84 0.65	0.47	0.11	<0.001**	0,60	0.29–0.92
	Bisexual Other	290 63	1.77 1.66	0.65 0.65	0.11	0.10	0.720	0.17	−0.10–0.44

Adjusted p-values: Tukey Method;

^**p <0.001; Factor 1: exclusiveness; Factor 2: better half.

Source: Authors' own creation.