Table 5.
Profiles of Relationship Satisfaction Trajectories.
| 1. Increasing (n = 52) | 2. Moderate-Stable (n = 255) | 3. High-Stable (n = 1171) | 4. U-Curve (n = 88) | χ2/F | p | Effect Size (φ/η2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | .572 | .903 | .019 | ||||
| Female (% (n)) | 80.0% (42) | 75.5% (193) | 74.7% (875) | 75.0% (66) | |||
| Male (% (n)) | 20.0% (10) | 24.5% (62) | 24.5% (287) | 25.0% (22) | |||
| Remained with the same partner (% (n)) | 0% (0) | 0.9% (2) | 0.2% (2) | 0% (0) | 3.299 | .348 | .152 |
| Changed partner once (% (n)) | 5% (3) | 9.8% (25) | 14.5% (170) | 7.5% (7) | 1.504 | .618 | .103 |
| Changed partners more than once (% (n)) | 95% (49) | 89.3% (228) | 85.3% (999) | 92.5% (81) | 2.462 | .482 | .131 |
| Relationship length (M (SD)) | 16.92 (11.33) | 17.10 (14.30) | 17.75 (15.22) | 14.58 (11.22) | .631 | .595 | .001 |
| Years of education (M (SD)) | 11.83 (1.24) | 11.90 (1.46) | 11.84 (1.38) | 11.82 (1.06) | .130 | .942 | .000 |
Note. N = 1566. Chi-square tests were used for categorical variables (gender and change of partner) and one-way ANOVAs were conducted for continuous variables (relationship length and years of education).