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. 2022 Jan 8;51(1):547–564. doi: 10.1007/s10508-021-02153-y

Table 3.

Descriptive statistics of all study variables and comparisons across relationship status and gender (Study 1)

Range Single
(n = 243)
Partnered
(n = 246)
Comparison Men
(n = 264)
Women
(n = 223)
Comparison
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