Table 6.
Profiles of Negative Communication Trajectories.
| 1. Increasing (n = 357) | 2. Low-Stable (n = 658) | 3. Decreasing (n = 293) | 4. High-Stable (n = 258) | χ2/F | P | Effect Size (φ/η2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 2.823 | .420 | .042 | ||||
| Female (% (n)) | 76.3% (272) | 73.5% (484) | 77.9% (228) | 76.5% (197) | |||
| Male (% (n)) | 23.7% (85) | 26.5% (174) | 22.1% (65) | 23.5% (61) | |||
| Remained with the same partner (% (n)) | 0% (0) | 0.2% (1) | 0.7% (2) | 0.4% (1) | 2.269 | .519 | .126 |
| Changed partner once (% (n)) | 9.1% (33) | 7.4% (49) | 7.4% (22) | 7.4% (19) | 1.940 | .585 | .116 |
| Changed partners more than once (% (n)) | 90.9% (324) | 92.6% (608) | 92.6% (269) | 92.6% (238) | 2.149 | .542 | .123 |
| Relationship length (M (SD)) | 19.34 (15.66) | 16.75 (14.48) | 17.25 (15.18) | 19.43 (15.33) | 2.531 | .056 | .006 |
| Years of education (M (SD)) | 11.90 (1.31) | 11.82 (1.35) | 11.84 (1.51) | 11.91 (1.36) | .353 | .787 | .001 |
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).