Table 1.
Mean (standard deviation) relationship length and romantic qualities
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | Wave 4 | Wave 5 | Wave 6 | Wave 7 | Wave 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N participants in a relationship (N = 1055) | 108 | 124 | 142 | 141 | 134 | 141 | 136 | 129 |
| Age (N = 1040) | 15.88 (0.47) | 16.89 (0.47) | 17.95 (0.50) | 19.04 (0.56) | 20.52 (0.56) | 22.12 (0.51) | 23.71 (0.60) | 25.67 (0.62) |
| Relationship Length (N = 1055) | 4.54 (3.60) | 6.99 (5.42) | 9.73 (8.11) | 12.39 (11.45) | 16.00 (14.03) | 20.58 (20.01) | 27.18 (24.52) | 37.54 (32.87) |
| Support (N = 1050) | −0.45 (0.86) | −0.29 (0.89) | −0.25 (0.85) | −0.20 (0.86) | −0.15 (0.91) | −0.07 (0.92) | −0.06 (0.92) | −0.01 (0.92) |
| Negative Interactions (N = 1046) | −0.12 (0.80) | −0.13 (0.80) | 0.10 (1.11) | −0.08 (0.90) | 0.10 (0.94) | 0.05 (0.90) | 0.04 (0.78) | 0.01 (0.87) |
| Jealousy (N = 1044) | 0.06 (0.85) | −0.04 (0.81) | 0.15 (0.87) | 0.03(0.87) | 0.11 (0.92) | 0.03 (0.89) | −0.08 (0.76) | −0.26 (0.92) |
| Control (N = 930) | −0.08 (0.89) | −0.00 (1.05) | −0.00 (1.03) | −0.01 (1.03) | 0.10 (1.13) | 0.12 (1.15) | 0.02 (0.90) | −0.14 (0.75) |
Note. N’s in the far left column indicate the cumulative numbers across waves for that particular variable.