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.