Table 3.

Level and Linear Change of Self-Control Development as Predictors of Adult Love Outcomes

Love outcomes in adulthood	Intercept as predictor			Slope as predictor
	B [95% CI]	SE	β	B [95% CI]	SE	β
Relationship satisfaction	.10 [.05, .14]	.03	.16**	.48 [.20, .76]	.14	.21**
With covariates	.11 [.06, .16]	.03	.18**	.53 [.23, .82]	.15	.22**
Conflicts in relationship	−.09 [−.13, −.05]	.02	−.18**	−.36 [−.59, −.14]	.12	−.19**
With covariates	−.10 [−.14, −.05]	.02	−.19**	−.38 [−.62, −.15]	.12	−.20**
Communication skills in relationships	.03 [−.01, .08]	.02	.06	.29 [<.01, .58]	.15	.13*
With covariates	.05 [.002, .10]	.03	.09*	.35 [.04, .65]	.16	.15*
Currently in a relationshipa	.09 [.00, .17]	.05	.10#	.35 [−.14, .83]	.16	.11
With covariates	.10 [.01, .20]	.05	.13*	.40 [−.11, .90]	.10	.12
Number of relationshipsb	−.02 [−.08, .04]	.03	−.03	−.15 [−.48, .17]	.17	−.05
With covariates	−.04 [−.10, .02]	.03	−.05	−.23 [−.58, .11]	.18	−.07

Note. Gender and SES were time-invariant covariates; adolescent intelligence (T2 to T4) and adolescent conduct problems (T1 to T5) were time-varying covariates; the control variables were standardized prior to inclusion in the models;

^ano = 0, yes = 1;

^bthe outcome variable was standardized; SE = standard error; the association between intercept and slope without covariates = Cov [95% CI] = −.08 [−.15, −.01], SE = .04, r = −.20, p < .05; and with covariates = Cov [95% CI] = −.08 [−.15, −.01], SE = .04, r = −.21, p < .05.

^#p < .06.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.