Table 13.
Descriptive statistics, T-Test parameters and effect sizes (Cohen’s d) of the comparison of SDI-2 scores between men and women
| SDI-2 score | M (SD) | t | df | Cohen’s d | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | |||||
| Total | 71.75 (17.30) | 61.89 (19.90) | 22.86*** | 5837.3 | 0.52 | [0.47, 0.56] |
| Dyadic | 48.88 (12.17) | 43.81 (13.37) | 17.03*** | 5597.8 | 0.39 | [0.34, 0.44] |
| Dyadic-P | 38.39 (9.78) | 35.76 (11.07) | 10.86*** | 5752.9 | 0.25 | [0.20, 0.29] |
| Dyadic-A | 10.50 (3.71) | 8.05 (4.02) | 27.05*** | 5522.3 | 0.62 | [0.58, 0.67] |
| Solitary | 18.38 (7.41) | 14.76 (8.80) | 19.35*** | 6011 | 0.43 | [0.38, 0.48] |
SDI-2 = Sexual Desire Inventory-2 (Spector et al., 1996); dyadic-P = dyadic (partner); dyadic-A = dyadic (attractive person). Means, standard deviations, and Welch t-tests for independent samples are each based on the observation of n = 2618 men and n = 5532 women. *** p < .001