TABLE 1.
Bivariate Correlations
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics and covariates | ||||||||||||
| 1. Age | — | |||||||||||
| 2. Gender (1 = male; 2 = female) | 0.05 | — | ||||||||||
| 3. Mixed‐sex relationship (0 = No; 1 = Yes) | −0.02 | −0.09 | — | |||||||||
| 4. Cohabiting (0 = No; 1 = Yes) | 0.13* | 0.03 | −0.03 | — | ||||||||
| 5. Raising children together (0 = No; 1 = Yes) | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.32* | — | |||||||
| 6. Household income | 0.12* | −0.07 | 0.07 | 0.14* | 0.12* | — | ||||||
| 7. Social desirability bias | 0.15* | 0.08 | −0.05 | 0.03 | 0.05 | −0.10 | — | |||||
| “We‐ness” factor scores | ||||||||||||
| 8. Couple identity | −0.03 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.01 | −0.02 | −0.04 | — | ||||
| 9. Partner liking | 0.13* | −0.05 | −0.04 | −0.01 | −0.01 | 0.07 | 0.11* | 0.04 | — | |||
| 10. Relationship orientation | −0.01 | −0.04 | 0.01 | −0.01 | −0.07 | −0.03 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.02 | — | ||
| 11. Partner similarity | −0.05 | −0.06 | −0.02 | −0.02 | −0.03 | −0.11* | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | — | |
| Relationship quality | ||||||||||||
| 12. Satisfaction | 0.00 | −0.08 | 0.01 | 0.04 | −0.04 | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0.74* | 0.40* | 0.26* | 0.33* | — |
| 13. Instability | −0.07 | 0.05 | 0.00 | −0.02 | −0.01 | −0.09 | −0.11* | −0.47* | −0.32* | −0.12* | −0.14* | −0.60* |
*
p < 0.05.