Table 2.

Correlations Among Partners’ Relationship Satisfaction (DAS) Scores and Observed Interaction Patterns During Men’s (above the diagonal) and Women’s (below the diagonal) Topics, Averaged Across Times

Variable	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1. Man’s DAS	--	.68**	.23	.55**	−.46**	−.55**	.05	−.17
2. Woman’s DAS	.68**	--	.36*	.42**	-.43**	−.57**	.20	−.05
3. M positive engagement	.24	.33*	--	.46**	−.24	−.13	−.26†	.02
4. W positive engagement	.51**	.50**	.45**	--	−.19	−.25†	−.11	−.16
5. M psychological aggression	−.41**	−.37*	−.13	−.30*	--	.59**	−.16	.25†
6. W psychological aggression	−.52**	−.27†	.07	−.31*	.52**	--	−.12	.28†
7. M withdrawal	.06	.12	.01	−.06	−.08	.10	--	−.14
8. W withdrawal	−.08	−.17	−.20	−.24	.44**	.29*	.05	--

Note. Data are drawn from 47 couples who remained intact across the four time points of the study. M = Man. W = Woman.

^†p < .10.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.