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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc. 2007 Dec 27;31(6):815–835. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2007.11.001

Table 1.

Descriptive Information for Intact Couples Across all Time Points

Assessment T1 T2 T3 T4
Men’s Age (mean) 21.5 24.0 26.0 28.0
Women’s Age (mean) 20.8 23.3 25.3 27.4
Relationship Status
 Dating 13 5 1 1
 Living together 22 15 10 9
 Married 12 27 36 37
Of those couples living together or married, % with children in home 29% 57% 67% 72%
Length of relationship (mean weeks) 93 224 324 423
Men’s relationship satisfaction (M, SD) 112.04 (18.50) 107.72 (17.75) 108.98 (16.28) 107.26 (17.76)
Women’s relationship satisfaction (M, SD) 110.21 (15.59) 108.34 (17.64) 110.72 (16.71) 109.14 (20.45)

Note. Data are drawn from 47 couples who remained intact across the four time points of the study.