TABLE 1.
Descriptive Statistics
| Full Sample | Girls | Boys | Gender Comparison t (df) | ||||
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| M (SD) | N | M (SD) | n | M (SD) | n | ||
| Time 1 variables | |||||||
| Negative assertion | 3.67 (0.82) | 484 | 3.75 (0.81) | 279 | 3.58 (0.83) | 205 | 2.20 (482)* |
| Conflict management | 3.61 (0.81) | 483 | 3.46 (0.80) | 279 | 3.83 (0.77) | 204 | 35.08 (481)*** |
| Proportions of technology-based romantic partner communicationa | 4.85 (2.32) | 449 | 4.83 (2.40) | 264 | 4.89 (2.25) | 185 | 30.24 (447) |
| Time 2 variables | |||||||
| Negative assertion | 3.82 (0.78) | 483 | 3.81 (0.79) | 280 | 3.28 (0.93) | 203 | 6.73 (481)*** |
| Conflict management | 3.37 (0.89) | 483 | 3.40 (0.82) | 280 | 3.34 (0.98) | 203 | 0.69 (481) |
| Proportions of technology-based romantic partner communicationa | 5.04 (2.11) | 485 | 5.02 (2.19) | 281 | 5.05 (2.00) | 204 | 30.15 (483) |
Note.
a
Higher scores indicate greater proportions of technology-based communication (texting, social media) relative to traditional communication (in person, phone calls) with romantic partners.
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p < .05;
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p < .001.