Table 2.
Frequencies of different SEIM uses according to gender, pubertal timing, and sensation seeking
| Gender | Gender identity | Pubertal timing | Sensation seeking | Sexual orientation | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (N = 164) | Girls (N = 358) | Low (N = 131) | Moderate (N = 238) | High (N = 130) | Late (N = 115) | On time (N = 171) | Early (N = 109) | Low (N = 163) | Moderate (N = 217) | High (N = 142) | Heterosexual (N = 455) | Non-heterosexual (N = 41) | ||
| SEIM W1 | Never (42.3%) | 17.0% | 54.1% | 31.3% | 45.4% | 47.7% | 46.1% | 39.2% | 38.5% | 54.0% | 38.7% | 34.5% | 43.5% | 24.4% |
| Low (33%) | 32.1% | 33.3% | 32.1% | 34.9% | 32.3% | 29.6% | 35.1% | 39.4% | 30.1% | 34.6% | 33.8% | 33.2% | 39.0% | |
| Middle (15.3%) | 37.0% | 5.3% | 26.0% | 13.0% | 11.5% | 16.5% | 15.8% | 15.6% | 8.0% | 16.6% | 21.8% | 15.2% | 22.0% | |
| High (2.1%) | 5.5% | 0.6% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 4.2% | 2.2% | 2.4% | |
| SEIM W2 | Never (47.5%) | 26.7% | 57.1% | 35.1% | 50.0% | 52.3% | 53.9% | 40.9% | 38.5% | 61.3% | 46.1% | 33.8% | 49.5% | 22.0% |
| Low (33.5%) | 29.7% | 35.3% | 34.4% | 34.9% | 33.1% | 27.8% | 36.3% | 40.4% | 27.0% | 34.6% | 39.4% | 32.5% | 46.3% | |
| Middle (15.5%) | 33.3% | 7.3% | 22.9% | 13.0% | 12.3% | 16.5% | 18.1% | 17.4% | 9.8% | 17.1% | 19.7% | 14.9% | 24.4% | |
| High (3.4%) | 10.3% | 0.3% | 7.6% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 4.7% | 3.7% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 7.0% | 3.1% | 7.3% | |
| SEIM W3 | Never (30.3%) | 17.0% | 36.4% | 22.1% | 31.9% | 32.3% | 30.4% | 28.1% | 23.9% | 44.2% | 26.3% | 20.4% | 29.9% | 24.4% |
| Low (23.8%) | 16.4% | 27.2% | 19.1% | 23.5% | 30.8% | 16.5% | 29.8% | 29.4% | 22.7% | 27.6% | 19.0% | 24.2% | 29.3% | |
| Middle (8.2%) | 17.6% | 3.9% | 12.2% | 7.6% | 5.4% | 6.1% | 9.9% | 9.2% | 5.5% | 8.8% | 10.6% | 7.7% | 12.2% | |
| High (1.9%) | 5.5% | 0.3% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 0.8% | 0% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 9.8% | |
N = 522. Low SEIM use = “Less than once per month” and “One to three times per month.” Middle SEIM use = “Once per week” and “Several times per week.” High SEIM use = “Each day” and “Several times per day.” Regarding pubertal timing 127 missing values (24.3%) were observed; for sexual orientation, 26 missing values were observed (5%)