Table 1 Descriptive statistics for T1 independent variables for the total sample and couples with early dissolution, late dissolution, and no dissolution, respectively
Total sample (n = 500) | Early dissolution (n = 120) | Late dissolution (n = 83) | No dissolution (n = 297) | Between groups ANOVA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | SD | Range | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | F | |
Emotional partner support | 4.44 | 0.71 | 1-5 | 4.21 | 0.76 | 4.30 | 0.86 | 4.57 | 0.61 | 13.01** |
Expression of criticism | 2.58 | 1.23 | 1-5 | 2.99 | 1.19 | 2.50 | 1.31 | 2.44 | 1.19 | 8.71** |
Psychological distress, HSCL | 1.32 | 0.31 | 1-4 | 1.39 | 0.30 | 1.39 | 0.38 | 1.28 | 0.28 | 7.58** |
Temperamental emotionality | 2.51 | 0.51 | 1-5 | 2.57 | 0.49 | 2.60 | 0.52 | 2.46 | 0.51 | 3.47* |
Temperamental sociability | 3.80 | 0.58 | 1-5 | 3.80 | 0.61 | 3.89 | 0.55 | 3.78 | 0.57 | 1.11 |
Child related strains | 0.00 | 0.52 | 0.05 | 0.45 | 0.15 | 0.41 | −0.05 | 0.56 | 5.45** | |
Living condition strains | 1.30 | 0.44 | 1.41 | 0.48 | 1.31 | 0.40 | 1.26 | 0.43 | 5.16** | |
Background variables: | ||||||||||
Age | 30.3 | 4.7 | 19-44 | 28.6 | 5.0 | 29.6 | 4.4 | 31.3 | 4.4 | 16.44** |
Number of children | 1.65 | 0.65 | 1-6 | 1.61 | 0.79 | 1.52 | 0.65 | 1.70 | 0.82 | 1.58 |
Financial situation | 3.65 | 0.76 | 1-5 | 3.40 | 0.74 | 3.67 | 0.75 | 3.75 | 0.74 | 9.30** |
Educational length | 6.27 | 1.37 | 1-8 | 5.84 | 1.34 | 5.96 | 1.32 | 6.52 | 1.34 | 13.41** |
Marital statusa | 0.74 | 0.44 | 1-8 | 0.57 | 0.50 | 0.74 | 0.44 | 0.81 | 0.39 | 13.69** |