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
|
Women
|
General adjustment |
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Not healthy last year | .01 | .02 |
Not happy last year | .12* | .07 |
Sexuality-Related Problems |
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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 |
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> 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* |