Chinese sexual symbolic art: The embodiment of the value and influence mechanism of Chun Gong Tu

Figures & data

Figure 1. Outdoor scenes of sex.

Figure 2. Indoor scenes of sex.

Figure 3. Part of the Chun Gong Tu collection.

Figure 4. Hypothesis model.

Table 1. Sample description statistics

Category	Item	Frequency	Proportion
Gender	Male	106	30.0%
	Female	170	48.2%
	Non-binary	77	21.8%
Age	18–22	228	64.6%
	22–26	63	17.8%
	26–30	38	10.8%
	Over 30	24	6.8%
Qualifications	Undergraduates	217	61.5%
	Master students	108	30.6%
	Phd students	28	7.9%
Experience in creating sexual artworks	Yes	99	28%
	No	254	72%
The necessity for sexual art education	Very necessary	178	50.4%
	General	119	33.7%
	Not necessary	56	15.9%
Type of specialization	Painting	96	27.2%
	Film and video	57	16.1%
	Design	78	22.1%
	Sculpture	34	9.6%
	Others	88	24.9%

Table 2. Correlation analysis

Variable	Mean	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6
1. Sex Art Education	3.700	0.745	0.766
2. Interest	3.625	0.759	0.580***	0.737
3. Cultural Identity	3.607	0.826	0.532***	0.388***	0.729
4. Artistic Communication	3.558	0.802	0.454***	0.655***	0.297***	0.750
5. Creative Intention	4.004	0.754	0.507***	0.570***	0.443***	0.541***	0.753
6. Confucianism	3.221	0.731	−0.432***	−0.424***	−0.453***	−0.440***	−0.394***	0.770

*p＜0.05，**p＜0.01，***p＜0.001.

Table 3. Linear regression analysis results

Variables		Interest		Cultural identity		Artistic communication		Creative intention
		β-value	t-value	β-value	t-value	β-value	t-value	β-value	t-value
Control variables	Gender	0.060	1.374	−0.030	−0.784	0.011	0.259	0.016	0.264
	Age	−0.049	−1.090	−0.023	−0.582	−0.041	−0.799	−0.075	−0.135
	Qualifications	−0.197	−3.218**	−0.094	−1.714	−0.119	−1.963*	−0.101	−1.854
	Experiences	0.004	0.089	−0.014	−0.364	−0.065	−1.476	0.032	0.153
	Necessity	0.009	0.204	−0.026	−0.654	−0.035	−0.792	−0.055	−0.986
	Major	0.072	1.221	−0.041	−0.790	0.031	0.542	0.034	0.971
Sexual art education		0.235	4.611***	0.362	8.664***
Interest				0.176	3.725**	0.281	5.324***	0.321	7.866***
Cultural identity						0.145	3.256*	0.137	2.989*
R^2		0.228		0.465		0.333		0.312
△R^2		0.195		0.388		0.281		0.270
F		19.947***		34.396***		24.774***		22.456***

Note: *p＜0.05，**p＜0.01，***p＜0.001.

Table 4. Parameters related to the analysis of moderating effects

Variables	Effect	SE	t-value	p-value	LLCI	ULCI	R^2	F
Dependent variable: Cultural identity
Sexual art education	0.387	0.100	3.856	0.000	0.190	0.584	0.264	21.056***
Confucianism	0.272	0.221	2.232	0.000	0.162	0.706
lnt_1: Sexual art education × Confucianism	0.174	0.069	2.523	0.012	0.310	0.038
Dependent variable: Artistic communication
Cultural identity	0.229	0.131	1.997	0.000	0.124	0.388	0.249	20.732***
Confucianism	0.240	0.317	2.150	0.000	0.189	0.445
lnt_2: Cultural identity × Confucianism	−0.122	0.057	−1.548	0.026	−0.292	−0.035

Note: *p＜0.05，**p＜0.01，***p＜0.001.

Figure 5. Breakdown of the moderating effects of Confucianism.