Table 3

Effect Sizes for Items Measuring Adjustment and Sexual Activity from Laumann et al. (1994)

a Posiiive effect size (r) indicates proportionately more sexually touched respondents reporting adjustment problems or greater sexual activity than control respondents.

*p < .0025, one-tailed (in direction of higher proportion for sexually touched respondents)

Item

Men
(N = 1311)
r a

Women
(N = 1608
r a

General adjustment
Not healthy last year .01 .02
Not happy last year .12* .07

Sexuality-Related Problems

Lacked interest in sex, last year .05 .06
Unable to experience orgasm, last year .06 .10*
Experienced orgasm too soon, last year .05 -.01
Experienced pain during sex, last year .05 -.12*
Sex was not pleasurable, last year .03 .12*
Was anxious about sexual performance, last year .010* .06
Experienced difficulty lubricating, last year - .11*
Emotional problems interfered with sex, last year .11* .14*
Erection difficulties, last year .10* -
Ever forced a woman sexually .07 -

 Sexual Activity

> 10 sex partners ever .12* .17*
Ever performed oral sex .06 .12*
Ever received oral sex .04 .12*
Ever had anal sex with member of opposite gender .11* .13*
Ever had group sex .12* .12*
Often think about sex, last year .13* .06
Masturbated in last year .11* .12*