Table 2.
Correlations and Descriptive Statistics for Study Variables (N = 246 Mexican-Origin Couples)
| Variables | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. T1 marital duration in years | - | −.09 | −.09 | −.06 |
| 2. T1 somatic symptoms | −.09 | .26*** | .39*** | .36*** |
| 3. T1 marital negativity | −.10 | .29*** | .33*** | .56*** |
| 4. T2 marital negativity | −.04 | .18* | .52*** | .29*** |
| Husbands’ M (SD) | 17.52 (5.34) | 1.79a (.51) | 3.97a (1.63) | 3.46a (1.58) |
| Wives’ M (SD) | 17.52 (5.34) | 1.83a (.56) | 4.43b (1.69) | 4.24b (1.77) |
Note. Correlations among wives are above the diagonal. Correlations among husbands are below the diagonal. The diagonal depicts the correlations between wives and husbands. The marital duration variable is the same for wives and husbands. Means in columns with different subscripts (a,b) are significantly different at p < .05.
p < .001.
p < .05.