Table 3.
Means, standard deviations, and correlations between main study variables.
| Mean | SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Gender | – | – | ||||||||||||
| 2. Age | 30.96 | 12.08 | −0.06* | – | ||||||||||
| 3. Variability in gender of partner | 0.46 | 0.28 | 0.08** | 0.03 | – | |||||||||
| 4. Number of relationships reported | – | – | −0.02 | 0.17** | 0.22** | – | ||||||||
| 5. Mean interpersonal emotion regulation | 2.43 | 0.46 | 0.11* | −0.26** | −0.03 | −0.18** | – | |||||||
| 6. Relationship closeness | 3.93 | 1.35 | 0.06* | −0.26** | <0.01 | −0.10** | 0.40** | – | ||||||
| 7. Positive mood | 3.50 | 1.10 | −0.03 | 0.14** | −0.05 | 0.03 | −0.02 | 0.04 | – | |||||
| 8. Emotional exhaustion | 2.55 | 1.01 | 0.04 | −0.18** | 0.01 | −0.01 | 0.18** | 0.05 | −0.53** | – | ||||
| 9. Empathic concern | 3.95 | 0.61 | 0.21** | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.13* | 0.13* | 0.07 | 0.02 | – | |||
| 10. Perspective taking | 3.51 | 0.65 | 0.10 | 0.25** | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.07 | <0.01 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.42** | – | ||
| 11. Avoidant attachment | 2.78 | 1.08 | −0.02 | 0.05 | −0.09 | −0.27** | −0.06 | −0.30** | −0.14* | 0.22** | – | – | – | |
| 12. Anxious attachment | 3.61 | 1.29 | 0.20** | −0.30** | 0.02 | −0.22** | 0.17** | 0.03 | −0.44** | 0.35** | – | – | 0.16** | – |
| 13. Spin (inverse transformation) | 0.16 | 0.15 | −0.04 | 0.03 | 0.06* | 0.14** | −0.13** | −0.19** | −0.11** | 0.09** | −0.17* | −0.13* | 0.04 | 0.14* |
N ranges from 228 (for analyses involving empathy), through 273 (for analyses involving attachment), to 1211 for all other analyses. Gender was coded as 1 = female and 0 = male. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.