Table 3.
Descriptive statistics and comparisons between couples who completed all assessments and couples who dropped out in demographic variables.
| Completed (n = 80 couples) M(SD) |
Dropped out (n = 23 couples) M(SD) |
F (group)/χ2 | Df | p | ηp2/Phi | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 26.34 (4.99) | 25.48 (3.24) | .68 | 1 | .41 | .007 | |
| Relationship duration (months) | 45.49 (36.84) | 45.52 (36.06) | .00 | 1 | 1.00 | .000 | |
| Family status1,2 | Married Unmarried |
23.8 % 76.3 % |
17.4 % 82.6 % |
.42 | 1 | .52 | .06 |
| Cohabitation3,2 | No Yes |
42.5 % 57.5 % |
43.5 % 56.5 % |
.01 | 1 | .93 | .008 |
| Children3 - men | No Yes |
83.8 % 16.2 % |
95.7 % 4.3 % |
2.16 | 1 | .14 | .15 |
| Children3 - women | No Yes |
85.0 % 15.0 % |
95.7 % 4.3 % |
1.84 | 1 | .18 | .13 |
| Religiosity4 - men | Secular Non-secular |
72.5 % 27.5 % |
78.3 % 21.7 % |
.31 | 1 | .58 | .06 |
| Religiosity4 - women | Secular Non-secular |
75.0 % 25.0 % |
52.2 % 47.8 % |
4.42 | 1 | .04 | .21 |
| Years of education | 13.94 (2.01) | 13.13 (2.03) | 4.55 | 1 | .04 | .04 |
Note: 1 nominal variable transformed into dichotomous variable.
2one score was computed for each couple.
3variables inserted in a dichotomous manner.
4ordinal variable transformed into a dichotomous variable.