Table 1 Predictors of attitudes and behaviours related to kissing and romantic intimacy.
From: National income inequality predicts cultural variation in mouth to mouth kissing
Outcome variable | Significant predictors in full model | Est (b) | SE | t | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Importance of kissing | Initial phase of a relationship | |||||
Self-rated attractiveness | 2.06 | 0.45 | 4.61 | <0.001+ | ||
Participant age | 0.33 | 0.05 | 6.84 | <0.001 | ||
Established phase of a relationship | ||||||
Self-rated attractiveness | 1.28 | 0.37 | 3.45 | <0.001 | ||
Participant age | 0.14 | 0.04 | 3.34 | <0.001 | ||
Frequency | Kissing | |||||
GINI | 0.37 | 0.11 | 3.47 | <0.01+ | ||
Self-rated attractiveness | 1.78 | 0.39 | 4.53 | <0.001 | ||
Relationship status | −4.55 | 1.10 | −4.15 | <0.001 | ||
Hugging/cuddling (without kissing) | ||||||
Relationship status | −5.85 | 1.22 | −4.80 | <0.001 | ||
Sex | ||||||
Self-rated attractiveness | 2.92 | 0.47 | 6.21 | <0.001 | ||
Satisfaction (with amount) | Kissing | |||||
Participant age | −0.17 | 0.05 | −3.58 | <0.001 | ||
Self-rated attractiveness | 1.51 | 0.43 | 3.52 | <0.001 | ||
Relationship status | −4.05 | 1.21 | −3.34 | <0.001 | ||
Hugging/cuddling (without kissing) | ||||||
Participant age | −0.26 | 0.05 | −5.92 | <0.001 | ||
Self-rated attractiveness | 1.28 | 0.41 | 3.12 | = 0.002 | ||
Relationship status | −7.50 | 1.14 | −6.57 | <0.001 | ||
Sex | ||||||
Participant sex | 5.53 | 1.40 | 3.96 | <0.001 | ||
LMM on PCA results | Technique component of a ‘good kiss’ | |||||
Participant age | 0.006 | 0.002 | 2.70 | = 0.007 | ||
Sensory component of a ‘good kiss’ | ||||||
Participant age | 0.02 | 0.002 | 7.43 | <0.001 | ||
Participant sex | 0.29 | 0.05 | 5.64 | <0.001 | ||
