Table 2 Motives for men and women to have sexual relations with casual partners
Total | Females | Males | P valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Opportunity: | 0.001 | |||
Highly determining | 144 (49.3) | 28 (25.5) | 116 (63.7) | |
Fairly determining | 95 (32.5) | 42 (38.2) | 53 (29.1) | |
Slightly determining | 31 (10.6) | 25 (22.7) | 6 (3.3) | |
Not determining | 22 (7.5) | 15 (13.6) | 7 (3.8) | |
Interest in knowing the other person: | 0.015 | |||
Highly determining | 61 (21) | 17 (15.5) | 44 (24.3) | |
Fairly determining | 91 (31.3) | 31 (28.2) | 60 (33.1) | |
Slightly determining | 77 (26.5) | 33 (30) | 44 (24.3) | |
Not determining | 62 (21.3) | 29 (26.4) | 33 (18.2) | |
Physical attraction: | 0.835 | |||
Highly determining | 194 (66.9) | 71 (64.5) | 123 (68.3) | |
Fairly determining | 78 (26.9) | 64.5 (31.8) | 43 (23.9) | |
Slightly determining | 13 (4.5) | 3 (2.7) | 10 (5.6) | |
Not determining | 5 (1.7) | 1 (0.9) | 4 (2.2) | |
Physical excitement: | 0.056 | |||
Highly determining | 167 (57.2) | 54 (49.1) | 113 (62.1) | |
Fairly determining | 97 (33.2) | 43 (39.1) | 54 (29.7) | |
Slightly determining | 13 (4.5) | 6 (5.5) | 7 (3.8) | |
Not determining | 15 (5.1) | 7 (6.4) | 8 (4.4) | |
Alcohol consumption: | 0.227 | |||
Highly determining | 38 (13.1) | 9 (8.2) | 29 (16) | |
Fairly determining | 69 (23.7) | 25 (22.7) | 44 (24.3) | |
Slightly determining | 64 (22) | 32 (29.1) | 32 (17.7) | |
Not determining | 120 (41.2) | 44 (40) | 76 (42) | |
Drug consumption: | 0.059 | |||
Highly determining | 20 (6.9) | 4 (3.6) | 16 (8.8) | |
Fairly determining | 15 (5.2) | 5 (4.5) | 10 (5.5) | |
Slightly determining | 23 (7.9) | 8 (7.3) | 15 (8.3) | |
Not determining | 233 (80.1) | 93 (84.5) | 140 (77.3) |