Table 1.
Means (and Standard Deviations) of Characteristics of Romantic Relationships from Ages 16 to 30.
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of participants in a romantic rel. (%) | 98 (29.1%) | 125 (37.1%) | 160 (47.5%) | 168 (49.8%) | 165 (49.0%) | 185 (54.9%) | 190 (56.4%) | 223 (66.2%) | 257 (76.3%) |
| Age | 15.54 (0.58) | 16.65 (0.59) | 17.73 (0.58) | 18.59 (0.58) | 19.67 (0.58) | 20.63 (0.58) | 21.55 (0.57) | 24.69 (0.58) | 29.76 (0.55) |
| Relationship length | 1.24 (0.43) | 1.38 (0.67) | 1.63 (0.92) | 1.88 (1.12) | 2.01 (1.21) | 2.38 (1.46) | 2.78 (1.74) | 3.96 (2.62) | 6.46 (3.97) |
| Satisfaction | 4.56 (0.72) | 4.44 (0.75) | 4.48 (0.73) | 4.24 (0.87) | 4.44 (0.77) | 4.43 (0.77) | 4.38 (0.77) | 4.42 (0.77) | 4.15 (0.83) |
| Intimacy | 4.40 (0.84) | 4.31 (0.83) | 4.40 (0.70) | 4.33 (0.82) | 4.45 (0.77) | 4.44 (0.71) | 4.48 (0.75) | 4.43 (0.73) | 4.10 (0.89) |
| Conflict | 1.70 (0.78) | 1.58 (0.66) | 1.67 (0.71) | 1.79 (0.79) | 1.70 (0.71) | 1.62 (0.66) | 1.63 (0.58) | 1.59 (0.69) | 1.57 (0.62) |
| Cohabitation (%) | — | — | 11 (3.5%) | 15 (4.8%) | 30 (9.5%) | 46 (14.6%) | 56 (17.8%) | 133 (42.2%) | 223 (70.8%) |
| Parenthood (%) | — | — | — | 3 (0.9%) | 10 (3.2%) | 14 (4.4%) | 15 (4.8%) | 43 (13.7%) | 129 (40.9%) |