From: Feeling well and talking about sex: psycho-social predictors of sexual functioning after cancer
 |  | Women | ||||
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Variable | Sexual desire/frequency | Sexual desire/interest | Sexual arousal | Sexual orgasm | Sexual pleasure | Total sexual functioning |
SF12-Physical component summary | .14** | .15** | .13** | .14** | .17** | .15** |
SF12-Mental component summary | .20** | .07 | .21** | .21** | .31** | .22** |
HADS-Anxiety | -.11* | -.02 | -.12** | -.10* | -.18** | -.16** |
HADS-Depression | -.10* | -.05 | -.14** | -.13** | -.18** | -.20** |
Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) | .28** | .04 | .21** | .13** | .37** | .22** |
Dyadic Sexual Communication (DSCS) | .35** | .18** | .31** | .31** | .46** | .34** |
Silencing the Self Scale (STSS) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Externalized self perception | -.20** | -.23** | -.26** | -.21** | -.27** | -.20** |
 Silencing the self | -.24** | -.17** | -.15** | -.26** | -.25** | -.28** |
 Care as self sacrifice | -.10* | -.18** | -.21** | -.21** | -.08 | -.18** |
 Divided self | -.34** | -15** | -.25** | -.28** | -.40** | -3.32** |
 |  |  | Men |  |  |  |
SF12-Physical component summary | .42** | .16 | .16 | .23* | .36** | .33** |
SF12-Mental component summary | .16* | .11 | .10 | .10 | .16* | .17* |
HADS-Anxiety | .04 | .02 | -23** | -20* | -.04 | -.11 |
HADS-Depression | .02 | .03 | -.19* | -.20* | -.06 | -.09 |
Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) | .21* | .09 | .07 | .12 | .30** | .19* |
Dyadic Sexual Communication (DSCS) | .17* | -.10 | .06 | .13 | .43** | .11 |
Silencing the Self Scale (STSS) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Externalized self perception | -.08 | -.19* | -.03 | -.06 | -.07 | -.15 |
 Silencing the self | -.25** | -.01 | -.21* | -.24** | -.25** | -.24** |
 Care as self sacrifice | -.28** | -.04 | -.27** | -.25** | -.13 | -.27** |
 Divided self | -.12 | -.03 | -.09 | -.10 | -.29** | -.12 |