Table 2.

Summary of Simultaneous Regression Analysis for Variables Predicting Acceptability of the Frequency of Sexual Activity

                               

Variable                                                           B                      SE B                    ß

 

Frequency of Sex                                             .155                 .005                 .561*

 

Sexual Orientation                                            1.146               .148                 .092*

 

Gender                                                             1.36                 .071                 .205*

 

Age                                                                  .017                 .003                 .060*

 

Relationship Status                                            .442                 .038                 .110*

 

Length of Relationship                                      -.007                .004                 -.020

 

Education                                                         .070                 .010                 .061*

 

Orientation*Gender                                          -1.055              .242                 -.054*

 

Gender*Freq. of Sex                                        -.044                .005                 -.135*

 

Orientation*Freq. of Sex                                  -.122                .007                 -.196*

 

Orientation*Gender*                                        .084                 .014                 .068*

Freq. of Sex

                                                                                               

 

Note: R²=.236; *p<.05; **p<.001

 

 

 

Table 3.

Analysis of Variance for Acceptability of the Frequency of Sexual Activity

                               

Comparison                                df                        F                    Std. Error                 p

 

Hetero Men vs.                        11885              66.288                 .005                      .000

Hetero Women

 

Hetero Men vs.                        11885              243.957               .007                     .000

Gay Men

 

Hetero Men vs.                        11885              30.999                 .013                     .000

Gay Women

 

Hetero Women vs.                   11885              116.117               .006                     .000

Gay Men

 

Hetero Women vs.                   11885              4.918                   .012                     .027

Gay Women

 

Gay Men vs.                             11885              9.474                   .013                     .002

Gay Women

                                                                                               

 

 

 

 

Table 4.

Summary of Simultaneous Regression Analysis for Variables Predicting Acceptability of the Frequency of Sexual Activity

                               

Variable                                                           B                      SE B                    ß

 

Acceptability of Verbal                                    .423                 .009                 .418**

Affection (VA)

 

Frequency of VA                                              -.001                .000                 -.019

 

Frequency of Sex                                             .085                 .002                 .308**

 

Sexual Orientation                                            -.106                .168                 -.008

 

Gender                                                             .984                 .064                 .148**

 

Age                                                                  .014                 .003                 .051**

 

Relationship Status                                            .377                 .035                 .094**

 

Length of Relationship                                      .009                 .003                 .027

 

Education                                                         .031                 .009                 .027**

 

Orientation*Gender                                          -.504                .286                 -.026

 

Gender*Accept. Of VA                                   .000                 .000                 .004

 

Orientation*Accept. of VA                               .004                 .001                 .039*

 

Orientation*Gender*                                        -.002                .002                 -.016

Accept. of VA

                                                                                               

 

Note: R²=.375; *p<.05; **p<.001

 

 

 

Table 5.

Analysis of Variance for Acceptability of the Frequency of Sexual Activity

                               

Comparison                                df                        F                    Std. Error                 p

 

Hetero Men vs.                        11884              84.237                 .016                      .000

Hetero Women

 

Hetero Men vs.                        11884              .964                     .038                     .326

Gay Men

 

Hetero Men vs.                        11884              .691                     .053                     .406

Gay Women

 

Hetero Women vs.                   11884              9.182                   .037                     .002

Gay Men

 

Hetero Women vs.                   11884              3.934                   .052                     .047

Gay Women

 

Gay Men vs.                             11884              .013                     .062                     .909

Gay Women

                                                                                               

 

 

 

Table 6.

Summary of Simultaneous Regression Analysis for Variables Predicting Acceptability of the Frequency of Sexual Activity

                                

Variable                                                           B                      SE B                    ß

 

Acceptability of Physical                                   .247                 .006                 .242**

Affection (PA)

 

Frequency of VPA                                           .000                 .000                 .001

 

Frequency of Sex                                             .034                 .001                 .122**

 

Sexual Orientation                                            -4.171              .155                 -.333**

 

Gender                                                             -4.451              .054                 -.671**

 

Age                                                                  .010                 .002                 .036**

 

Relationship Status                                            .138                 .022                 .034**

 

Length of Relationship                                        -.004                .002                 -.012

 

Education                                                         -.004                .005                 -.004

 

Orientation*Gender                                          4.109               .280                 .210**

 

Gender*Accept. Of PA                                    .819                 .007                 1.034**

 

Orientation*Accept. of PA                               .751                 .022                 .427**

 

Orientation*Gender*                                        -.773                .039                 -.289**

Accept. of PA

                                                                                               

 

Note: R²=.749; *p<.05; **p<.001

 

 

 

 

Table 7.

Analysis of Variance for Acceptability of the Frequency of Sexual Activity

                               

Comparison                                df                        F                    Std. Error                 p

 

Hetero Men vs.                        11884              63.252                 .016                      .000

Hetero Women

 

Hetero Men vs.                        11884              .508                     .037                     .476

Gay Men

 

Hetero Men vs.                        11884              .580                     .041                     .446

Gay Women

 

Hetero Women vs.                   11884              7.657                   .036                     .006

Gay Men

 

Hetero Women vs.                   11884              2.563                   .054                     .109

Gay Women

 

Gay Women vs.                        11884              .054                     .063                     .819

Gay Men

 

 

 

 

 

  

Table 8.

Summary of Simultaneous Regression Analysis for Variables Predicting Acceptability of the Frequency of Inappropriate Behavior with the Opposite/Same Sex

                               

Variable                                                           B                      SE B                    ß

 

Frequency of Inappropriate                               -.063                .002                 -.248**

Behavior (IB)                                                  

 

Sexual Orientation                                            -.592                .147                 -.058**

 

Gender                                                             -.293                .055                 -.054**

 

Age                                                                  .010                 .003                 .046**

 

Relationship Status                                            -.278                .033                 -.085**

 

Length of Relationship                                      -.002                .003                 -.006

 

Education                                                         .098                 .008                 .105**

 

Orientation*Gender                                          .419                 .249                 .026

 

Gender*Freq. of IB                                          .003                 .000                 .094**            

 

Orientation*Freq. of IB                                    .003                 .001                 .032*

 

Orientation*Gender*                                        -.003                .002                 -.028   

Freq. of IB

                                                                                               

 

Note: R²=.097; *p<.05; **p<.001

 

 

 

  

Table 9.

Analysis of Variance for Acceptability of the Frequency of Inappropriate Behavior with the Opposite/Same Sex

                               

Comparison                                df                        F                    Std. Error                 p

 

Hetero Men vs.                        11862              6.471                   .005                      .011

Hetero Women

 

Hetero Men vs.                        11862              16.855                 .007                     .000

Gay Men

 

Hetero Men vs.                        11862              53.298                 .053                     .000

Gay Women

 

Hetero Women vs.                   11862              40.990                 .007                     .000

Gay Men

 

Hetero Women vs.                   11862              49.977                 .053                     .000

Gay Women

 

Gay Women vs.                        11862              61.344                 .053                     .000

Gay Men

 

 

 

 

 

 Table 10.

Summary of Simultaneous Regression Analysis for Variables Predicting Overall Relationship Satisfaction

                               

Variable                                                           B                      SE B                    ß

 

Frequency of Inappropriate                               -.009                .003                 -.054**

Behavior (IB)                                                  

 

Sexual Orientation                                            .067                 .081                 .010    

 

Gender                                                             -.026                .035                 -.007   

 

Age                                                                  -.011                .002                 -.071**

 

Relationship Status                                            .179                 .023                 .082**

 

Length of Relationship                                      -.014                .002                 -.081**

 

Education                                                         .067                 .006                 .106**

 

Orientation*Gender                                          .245                 .127                 .023

 

Gender*Freq. of IB                                          -.004                .003                 -.016

 

Orientation*Freq. of IB                                    .007                 .005                 .016

 

Orientation*Gender*                                        -.129                .037                 -.033**

Freq. of IB

                                                                                               

 

Note: R²=.049; *p<.05; **p<.001

 

 

 

 Table 11.

Analysis of Variance for Overall Relationship Satisfaction

                               

Comparison                                df                        F                    Std. Error                 p

 

Hetero Men vs.                        11760              1.127                   .003                      .288

Hetero Women

 

Hetero Men vs.                        11760              2.017                   .005                     .156

Gay Men

 

Hetero Men vs.                        11760              11.944                 .036                     .001

Gay Women

 

Hetero Women vs.                   11760              5.534                   .005                     .019

Gay Men

 

Hetero Women vs.                   11760              11.292                 .036                     .001

Gay Women

 

Gay Women vs.                        11760              13.223                 .037                     .000

Gay Men

 

 

 

 

  

 

Plot 1.

Strength of Regression Coefficients between Frequency and Acceptability of Sex

 

 

 

 

 

Plot 2.

Strength of Regression Coefficients between Acceptability of Sexual Activity and Acceptability of Verbal Affection

 

 

 

 

 

Plot 3.

Strength of Regression Coefficients between Acceptability of Physical Affection and Acceptability of Sexual Activity

 

 

 

Plot 4.

Strength of Regression Coefficients between Frequency and Acceptability of Inappropriate Behavior

 

 

 Plot 5.

Strength of Regression Coefficients between Frequency of Inappropriate Behavior and Overall Relationship Satisfaction

 

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