Table 3.

Associations between short- and long-term desirability and age using cubic and splines regression methods across sex, context, and relationship status

Sex	Context	Relationship status	Cubic		Spline
			F	R2	F	R2
Men	Short	Pooled	13.25**	.02	8.84**	.02
		Single	4.33*	.01	2.93*	.01
		Coupled	5.05**	.01	3.39*	.01
	Long	Pooled	10.79**	.01	10.95**	.02
		Single	4.08*	.01	4.26**	.02
		Coupled	10.50**	.03	9.10**	.04
Women	Short	Pooled	8.03**	< .01	6.46**	< .01
		Single	2.05	< .01	2.21	< .01
		Coupled	2.66	< .01	2.98*	< .01
	Long	Pooled	0.71	< .01	4.07**	< .01
		Single	14.25**	.03	12.11**	.03
		Coupled	0.08	< .01	1.61	< .01

* p < .05, ** p < .01