Table 1.
Logistic Regression Coefficients and Odds Ratios Predicting Relationship Termination (N=700).a
| Predictor | Bivariate | Model 1 | Full Models | ||||||
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| b | exp(b) | SE | b | exp(b) | SE | b | exp(b) | SE | |
| Relationship Violence (dichotomous) | 0.11 | 1.12 | 0.16 | 0.32 | 1.38 | 0.18 | 0.32 | 1.38 | 0.18 |
| Relationship Violence (“threshold test”) | −0.00 | 1.00 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 1.01 | 0.03 | |||
| Positive Relationship Dynamics | |||||||||
| Intimate Self-disclosure | −0.62*** | 0.536 | 0.10 | −0.48*** | 0.62 | 0.11 | |||
| Passionate Love | −0.83*** | 0.437 | 0.11 | −0.75*** | 0.47 | 0.12 | |||
| Instrumental Support | −0.99*** | 0.37 | 0.11 | −0.94*** | 0.39 | 0.12 | |||
| Negative Relationship Dynamics | |||||||||
| Emotional/Psychological Abuse | 0.08** | 1.081 | 0.03 | 0.10*** | 1.11 | 0.03 | |||
| Poor Communication | 0.79*** | 2.213 | 0.12 | 0.74*** | 2.10 | 0.12 | |||
| Verbal Conflict | −0.00 | 0.996 | 0.08 | 0.26** | 1.30 | 0.10 | |||
| Perceived Relationship Alternatives | |||||||||
| Alternatives | 0.54*** | 1.722 | 0.08 | 0.54*** | 1.71 | 0.09 | |||
| Social Support | |||||||||
| Global Parental Support | −0.06 | 0.938 | 0.24 | −0.17 | 0.84 | 0.26 | |||
| Global Peer Support | −0.18 | 0.832 | 0.12 | −0.18 | 0.83 | 0.13 | |||
| Parental Approval of partner | −0.26*** | 0.769 | 0.07 | −0.31*** | 0.73 | 0.08 | |||
| Peer Approval of partner | −0.60*** | 0.547 | 0.09 | −0.66*** | 0.52 | 0.09 | |||
| Negative Appraisals | 0.63*** | 1.87 | 0.08 | 0.69*** | 1.99 | 0.08 | |||
| Sociodemographic Characteristics | |||||||||
| Gender | −0.59*** | 0.55 | 0.16 | −0.42* | 0.66 | 0.17 | -- | -- | -- |
| Age | −0.07 | 0.93 | 0.04 | −0.07 | 0.93 | 0.05 | -- | -- | -- |
| Race/Ethnicity (White) | |||||||||
| Black | −0.39* | 0.68 | 0.19 | −0.33 | 0.72 | 0.22 | -- | -- | -- |
| Hispanic | −0.37 | 0.69 | 0.29 | −0.46 | 0.63 | 0.31 | -- | -- | -- |
| Family Structure (two bio) | |||||||||
| Single Parent | −0.21 | 0.81 | 0.20 | −0.09 | 0.92 | 0.22 | -- | -- | -- |
| Step-parent | −0.20 | 0.82 | 0.26 | −0.10 | 0.90 | 0.27 | -- | -- | -- |
| ‘Other’ Family | −0.47 | 0.62 | 0.27 | −0.31 | 0.73 | 0.30 | -- | -- | -- |
| Mother’s Education (high school) | |||||||||
| Less than High School | 0.20 | 1.22 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 1.30 | 0.31 | -- | -- | -- |
| Some College | 0.26 | 1.30 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 1.24 | 0.21 | -- | -- | -- |
| College or More | 0.37 | 1.45 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 1.32 | 0.23 | -- | -- | -- |
| Adult Status Characteristics | |||||||||
| In School | −0.09 | 0.92 | 0.16 | −0.34 | 0.71 | 0.20 | -- | -- | -- |
| Employment Status (unemployed) | |||||||||
| Part-time | 0.15 | 1.17 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 1.19 | 0.21 | -- | -- | -- |
| Full-time | 0.19 | 1.21 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 1.21 | 0.22 | -- | -- | -- |
| Parent | −0.41 | 0.67 | 0.22 | −0.05 | 0.95 | 0.25 | -- | -- | -- |
| Relationship Characteristics | |||||||||
| Duration | −0.24*** | 0.79 | 0.04 | −0.20*** | 0.82 | 0.05 | -- | -- | -- |
| Sexual Intimacy | −0.69*** | 0.50 | 0.17 | −0.41* | 0.66 | 0.19 | -- | -- | -- |
a
Full Models include controls for sociodemographic characteristics (gender, age, race/ethnicity, family structure, mother’s education), adult status characteristics (attending school, employment status, parent), and relationship characteristics (duration, sexual intimacy).
*
p < .05;
**
p < .01;
***
p < .001