Table 3.
Range | Single (n = 243) |
Partnered (n = 246) |
Comparison | Men (n = 264) |
Women (n = 223) |
Comparison | |
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M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | ||||
Sexual satisfaction | 1–7 | 2.60 (1.48) | 4.88 (1.63) | z = 15.75, p < .001 | 3.45 (1.86) | 4.06 (1.95) | z = − 3.57, p < .001 |
Solitary sexual desire (Single) | 1–9 | 5.26 (1.73) | – | – | 5.40 (1.63) | 4.90 (1.84) | MI not supported |
Dyadic sexual desire | 1–9 | 5.27 (1.52) | – | – | 5.45 (1.42) | 4.96 (1.63) | MI not supported |
Solitary sexual desire (Partnered) | 1–9 | – | 4.77 (2.10) | – | 5.55 (1.59) | 4.25 (2.23) | z = 1.59, p = .11 |
Dyadic sexual desire (Partner) | 1–9 | – | 6.32 (1.24) | – | 6.42 (1.16) | 6.25 (1.31) | z = 1.84, p = .07 |
Dyadic sexual desire (Other) | 1–9 | – | 4.80 (2.05) | – | 5.68 (1.81) | 4.09 (1.94) | z = 3.38, p < .001 |
Desired frequency of SSA | 1–7 | 4.62 (1.51) | 4.45 (1.88) | – | 4.57 (1.55) | 4.51 (1.87) | – |
Desired frequency of PSA | 1–7 | 5.32 (1.08) | 5.67 (0.95) | z = 3.22, p = .001 | 5.59 (0.93) | 5.38 (1.12) | MI not supported |
Actual frequency of SSA | 1–7 | 4.77 (1.58) | 4.33 (1.93) | – | 4.88 (1.55) | 4.16 (1.95) | – |
Actual frequency of PSA | 1–7 | 2.72 (1.67) | 5.11 (1.24) | z = 15.98, p < .001 | 3.69 (1.89) | 4.16 (1.88) | z = − 2.93, p = .003 |
SSA = solitary sexual activities; PSA = partnered sexual activities. M = mean; SD = standard deviations. Range refers to possible range for each scale. Latent mean comparisons are reported only for constructs with which measurement invariance (MI) across partnership status or gender was testable and supported. Constructs with which MI testing could not be conducted (i.e., assessed with fewer than three items or with different items for single and partnered participants) are indicated by a dash (–) and those with which MI was tested but scalar equivalence was not achieved are indicated by “MI not supported.” For full results of the measurement invariance tests (and mean comparison tests using partially invariant models), please see Supplemental Material