Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for key study variables by gender and sexual orientation.
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Heterosexual men (n = 106) |
Heterosexual women (n = 106) |
Gay men (n = 144) |
Lesbian women (n = 144) |
Participant gender differences |
Partner gender differences |
Sexual orientation differences |
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| Range | M | SD | Range | M | SD | Range | M | SD | Range | M | SD | ||||
| Between-couples variable | |||||||||||||||
| Relationship length (years) | 1.0–35.0 | 3.89 | 4.59 | 1.0–35.0 | 3.89 | 4.59 | 0.50–61.50 | 6.41 | 9.94 | 0.50–19.00 | 4.69 | 4.47 | _________ | ________ | 3.20 (2) * a |
| Within-couples variables | |||||||||||||||
| BMI | 18.79–49.66 | 27.46 | 5.96 | 17.45–48.59 | 24.27 | 5.56 | 16.89–40.92 | 26.28 | 4.59 | 16.88–61.83 | 29.38 | 8.23 | −0.41 (0.28) | 1.57 (0.28)*** | 0.98 (0.33)** |
| Dissatisfaction with own body | 0–3.0 | 1.02 | 0.92 | 0–6.0 | 1.58 | 1.37 | 0–4.0 | 1.31 | 1.05 | 0–6.0 | 1.71 | 1.09 | 0.24 (0.05)*** | −0.04 (0.05) | 0.10 (0.05) |
| Dissatisfaction with partner's body | 0–4.0 | 0.93 | 0.92 | 0–8.0 | 1.24 | 1.45 | 0–4.0 | 0.99 | 1.03 | 0–5.0 | 1.25 | 1.13 | 0.12 (0.05)* | −0.03 (0.05) | 0.03 (0.05) |
| Relationship quality | 8.50–16.60 | 13.04 | 1.84 | 5.20–16.60 | 12.90 | 2.03 | 8.80–17.60 | 13.69 | 1.57 | 6.80–17.70 | 13.86 | 1.82 | −0.02 (0.08) | 0.08 (0.08) | 0.40 (0.10)*** |
| Weight change: self | −1.0 to 3.0 | 0.30 | 0.62 | −1.0 to 4.0 | 0.43 | 0.77 | −2.0 to 3.0 | 0.31 | 0.79 | −2.0 to 3.0 | 0.36 | 0.83 | 0.04 (0.03) | −0.02 (0.03) | −0.01 (0.04) |
| Weight change: partner | −1.0 to 3.0 | 0.22 | 0.59 | −2.0 to 2.0 | 0.19 | 0.57 | −2.0 to 3.0 | 0.30 | 0.72 | −2.0 to 2.0 | 0.17 | 0.69 | −0.04 (0.03) | −0.03 (0.03) | 0.02 (0.03) |
For the between-couples variable, sexual orientation differences were examined using sexual orientation as a predictor in a one-way ANOVA; the value presented is an F statistic (degrees of freedom). For the within-couples variable, participant gender, partner gender, and sexual orientation (participant gender * partner gender) differences were examined using actor gender, partner gender, and actor * partner gender as predictors in multilevel models; values presented are unstandardized estimates (standard error). Significant gender or sexual orientation differences are shown in bold.
Post-hoc tests did not reveal significant differences.
p < 0.05;
p < 0.01;
p < 0.001.