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Published in final edited form as: J Pers Assess. 2007 Oct;89(2):136–148. doi: 10.1080/00223890701468501

TABLE 3.

Comparisons of Self- and Expert Ratings of Social Competence with Peer-Ratings in Close Relationships vs. Social Groups

	Peer Ratings of Competence		Difference in r with Peer-Rated Close Relationship vs. Social Group Competence

	Close Relationships	Social Groups
Close Relationships
Self-rated Intimate Relationship Competence	.25^**	.20^*	ns
Self-rated Romantic Happiness	.24^*	−.01	p < .001
Expert-rated Relationship Maturity	.35^**	.20^*	p < .05
Social Groups
Self-rated Social Group Competence	.14	.37^**	p < .01
Self-rated Social Behaviors	.12	.32^**	p < .01

Note.

p < .05,

^**

p < .01.

Dependent correlation comparisons were used to calculate differences between the correlations of each relationship measure with peer-rated close relationship competence vs. social group competence.