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Table 3 Sexual health variables across pornography users and non-users

From: Pornography use, demographic and sexual health characteristics among university students: a gender-based comparative study of non-users, non-problematic users, and problematic users

Variable

Women (N = 301)

P-value

Cohen d

Men (N = 149)

P-value

Cohen d

All (N = 450)

P-value

Cohen d

PUs

Non-PUs

PUs

Non-PUs

PUs

Non-PUs

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

101 (33.6%)

200 (66.4%)

77 (51.7%)

72 (48.3%)

178 (39.6%)

272 (60.4%)

 

M (SD)

M (SD)

ǂ

 

M (SD)

M (SD)

ǂ

 

M (SD)

M (SD)

ǂ

 

Sexual satisfaction

26.79% ± 7.60

28.14 ± 6.96

0.126

0.2

27.12 ± 6.24

28.29 ± 6.14

0.255

0.2

26.93 ± 7.03

28.18 ± 6.74

0.061

0.2

Sexual distress

3.49 ± 3.00

2.33 ± 2.61

0.001

0.4

4.00 ± 2.60

2.26 ± 2.75

0.0001

0.7

3.71 ± 2.83

2.31 ± 2.64

0.0001

0.5

Sexual functiona

13.42 ± 4.21

13.54 ± 4.93

0.843

0

11.06 ± 3.57

11.22 ± 4.13

0.804

0.1

12.40 ± 4.11

12.92 ± 4.84

0.236

0.1

 Desire

2.43 ± 1.15

2.76 ± 1.04

0.012

0.3

2.14 ± 0.94

2.35 ± 0.93

0.187

0.2

2.30 ± 1.07

2.65 ± 1.03

0.001

0.3

 Excitement

2.64 ± 1.00

2.80 ± 1.15

0.248

0.1

2.23 ± 0.85

2.33 ± 0.97

0.509

0.1

2.47 ± 0.96

2.68 ± 1.12

0.042

0.2

 Lubrication or erection

2.60 ± 1.15

2.46 ± 1.21

0.306

0.1

2.23 ± 0.88

2.25 ± 1.05

0.919

0

_

_

_

 

 Orgasm

3.11 ± 1.28

2.98 ± 1.36

0.414

0.1

2.05 ± 0.99

2.07 ± 0.93

0.913

0

2.65 ± 1.28

2.74 ± 1.32

0.508

0.1

 Orgasm satisfaction

2.64 ± 1.20

2.55 ± 1.31

0.548

0.1

2.40 ± 1.06

2.22 ± 1.03

0.298

0.2

2.54 ± 1.15

2.46 ± 1.25

0.515

0.1

 

(%)

(%)

£

 

(%)

(%)

  

(%)

(%)

£

 

Dyspareunia

 Never

20.80%

27.50%

0.019

 

_

_

_

 

20.80%

27.50%

0.019

 

 Less than 25% of times

40.60%

51.50%

40.60%

51.50%

 About half of times

23.80%

12.50%

23.80%

12.50%

 More than 75% of times

7.90%

6.00%

7.90%

6.00%

 Always

6.90%

2.50%

6.90%

2.50%

  1. M Mean, SD Standard deviation, % Percentage, PUs Pornography Users, non-Us non-Pornography Users, ǂ: Based on Independent t-tests, £: Based on Chi-square tests, aThe higher score in this variable and its dimensions imply higher levels of sexual dysfunction