Real Research Study on SEX

This is a study by Jason Winters from the University of British Columbia (UBC)
The information collected will go towards his graduate thesis.

(I am not Jason)

I took the study and found it interesting. It took me 30 min to complete and at the end it gives you evaluations on many aspects of your personality and experience in comparison to the average collected by this study. And the average collected years ago on another study.

It involves filling out a series of anonymous online questionnaires. And you are NOT asked for you name or any identifying information. Only general info, like age,gender, locationâ?¦.

If you do decide to complete the study feel free to post some of your results in this thread (only if you feel comfortable) and compare among other cannabis members

Link to Study:
www.christofflab.ca/sexstudy

God this test was long but hell, I completed it:

You scored 48 on the Sexual Excitation Scale (SES).
The SES is a measure of oneâ??s tendency to become easily sexually aroused. Scores range from a minimum of 20 to a maximum of 80. Higher scores indicate an increased proneness to become easily sexually excited. Results from past research put the general male population SES average between 57.2 and 58.0. The current average for this study is 57.9. Higher scores have been shown to be related to increased responsiveness to sexual stimuli, higher frequency of masturbation and greater number of sexual partners.

You scored 26 on the Sexual Inhibition â?? 1 Scale (SIS1).
The SIS1 is a measure of oneâ??s tendency to be sexually inhibited due to fear of performance failure (i.e. inability to maintain an erection). Scores range from a minimum of 14 and a maximum of 56. Higher scores indicate an increased proneness to be fearful of losing oneâ??s erection. On average, men in the general population score between 27.0 and 28.9 on the SIS1. The current average for this study is 28.5.

You scored 28 on the Sexual Inhibition â?? 2 Scale (SIS2).
The SIS2 is measure of oneâ??s tendency to be sexually inhibited due to fear of possible negative outcomes from a sexual interaction (e.g. unwanted pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, etc.). Scores range from a minimum of 11 and a maximum of 44. Higher scores indicate an increased proneness to lose sexual arousal due to threat of negative consequences. Average SIS2 scores for men in the general population range from 26.8 to 28.3. The current average for this study is 26.1. Men who score high on the SIS2 are more likely to avoid risky sexual behaviours (e.g. unprotected sex, greater number of partners, etc.)

SDI-2
You scored 49 on the Dyadic Subscale of the Sexual Desire Inventory â?? 2 (SDI-2).
You scored 15 on the Solitary Subscale of the Sexual Desire Inventory â?? 2 (SDI-2).
The Sexual Desire Inventory-2 is a measure of oneâ??s interest in sexual activity (i.e. sexual desire). The Dyadic Subscale score captures desire for partner related activity and the Solitary Subscale captures desire for solo sexual activity (i.e. masturbation). Scores range from 0 to 62 for the Dyadic Subscale (DS) and from 0 to 25 on the Solitary Subscale (SS). There is no previous population data available for this measure. However, the current averages for women in this study are: DS - 37; SS - 9. The current averages for men in this study are: DS - 44; SS - 14.

TSO
Your average weekly Total Sexual Outlet is 5.
Your lifetime maximum Total Sexual Outlet is 6.
In the original Kinsey sex studies, Total Sexual Outlet (or amount of orgasms per week) was considered a good indicator of sexual drive. Kinsey reported that the average weekly TSO for unmarried women was 0.5, for married women was 2.2 and for men was 2.5. He suggested that a cutoff of a weekly TSO of 7 was evidence of a high sexual drive, with only 3% of men reporting a TSO of 8 or more. However, Kinseyâ??s data was collected in the 1940s and since then researchers have suggested that the results Kinsey reported far underestimate current patterns of TSOs. Additionally, researchers have concluded that TSO is not a good measure of sexual drive as there are far too many other factors that lead to high or low TSOs. The TSO was included in this study to provide data that may refute Kinseyâ??s claims. The current mean average weekly TSOs for men and women in this study are 5.6 and 5.2, respectively. The current mean average maximum weekly TSOs for men and women in this study are 10.9 and 7.3, respectively.

SCS
You scored 3.1 on the Sexual Compulsivity Scale (SCS).
The Sexual Compulsivity Scale is a measure of sexual preoccupation and difficulty managing sexual thoughts and behaviours. The scale is scored by summing all of your responses and dividing by 10 (the number of items). Scores range from 1 to 4 with greater numbers indicating increased sexual compulsivity. The average score on SCS for college males is 1.64 and for college females is 1.33. The current averages for males and females in this study are 1.52 and 1.27, respectively. Higher scores are related to increased sexual risk taking (i.e. unprotected sex with multiple partners) while lower scores are related to safer sexual practices.

DSFI
The Derogatis Sexual Functioning Inventory has various subscales:

You scored 17 on the Sexual Information Subscale.
This scale is a measure of your sexual knowledge. The minimum score is 0 and the maximum score is 26. The average scores for men and women in the original study were 21.2 and 21.3, respectively. The current average scores for men and women in this study are 20.5 and 21.8, respectively.

You scored 24 on the Sexual Experiences Subscale.
This scale measures the amount of different types of sexual experiences you have had. Scores range from 0 to 24 different types of sexual experiences. The average amounts for the men and women in the original study were 20.8 and 20.1, respectively. The current average amounts for men and women in this study are 20.4 and 20.2, respectively.

You scored 33 on the Sexual Attitudes Subscale.
This scale measures how liberal/conservative your sexual attitudes are. Score range from -60 to +60 with higher scores indicating a more liberal attitude. The average scores in the original study for men and women were +27.2 and +20.6, respectively. The current average scores for men and women in this study are +23.97 and +24.88, respectively.

You scored 25 on the Body Image Subscale.
This scale measures your satisfaction with your body. Scores range from 0 to 60 with higher numbers indicating less satisfaction. The average scores for men and women in the original study were 11.7 and 14.7, respectively. The current average scores for men and women in this study are 18.9 and 21.1, respectively.

You scored 7 on the Sexual Satisfaction Subscale.
This scale measures your satisfaction with your current sex life. Scores range from 0 to 10 with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction. The average scores for men and women in the original study were 7.8 and 8.9, respectively. The current average scores for men and women in this study are 7.6 and 7.4, respectively.

That was an interesting--and rather lengthy--survey. It took me the better part of 40 minutes to complete it, but I persevered in the name of science.

Not any terribly revealing findings, in my case. I'm happy with my sex life. That tends to be the case with happy marriages. I have more sex and more desire than average and am happy with myself and my circumstances. These are things I already know from surveys we've done in my medical psychopathology class. The thing I found myself wishing for was a comments/feedback response area in which we could explain certain responses. For instance, I had to honestly describe myself as being blue and sad right now, and that's not my normal state. I lost a beloved sister to cancer earlier this month, and it would have been nice to explain my responses in regards to that.

Thanks for the link!

yes i've done many many studies and I find a lot of questions that if I answered honestly they wouldn't get a "representative" answer.

like on an alcoholic survey.
how many times a week do you drink
well say i put down 7, that probably looks like i'm a binge drinker, but actually it's a glass of wine a day.

I think they get around your problem because very few people should be in an unrepresentative week of their life. which shouldn't change the results too much

As well it is important that people support sex research. As there is a hell of a lot of misinformation about sex. Especially in the USA due to the government, we discuss some of their programs in class and they acutely lie on countless occasions

Interesting. Took a while though.

the length is what is deterring, but it is worth it IMO.

that was a very interesting test.

BUMP: Check it out everyone!