Table 1b.
Descriptive Statistics (n=953 Husbands; 953 Wives), Tests of Gender Differences and Correlation Within Couples
| Variables | Range | Husbands | Wives | t-test p-value | Correlation | ||||
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| Mean | SD | % Missing | Mean | SD | % Missing | ||||
| Openness | −2.5 to 2.4 | 0.09 | 0.75 | 11.75% | −0.04 | 0.78 | 12.07% | .001** | .06 |
| Conscientiousness | −2.6 to 1.9 | −0.04 | 0.70 | 11.75% | 0.03 | 0.70 | 12.07% | .072 | −.01 |
| Extraversion | −2.1 to 1.8 | −0.02 | 0.63 | 11.75% | 0.05 | 0.63 | 12.07% | .051 | .04 |
| Agreeableness | −2.7 to 1.8 | −0.19 | 0.66 | 11.75% | 0.12 | 0.58 | 12.07% | .000*** | .07* |
| Neuroticism | −1.8 to 2.2 | −0.08 | 0.85 | 11.75% | 0.20 | 0.80 | 12.07% | .000*** | .08* |
| Positivity | −4.0 to 2.2 | −0.20 | 0.88 | 11.75% | 0.15 | 0.79 | 12.07% | .000*** | .10** |
Note: Marital conflict scale constructed from three items: how often partner gets on respondent’s nerves, makes too many demands or criticizes. Physical and mental health based on self-reports.
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.
***
p < .001