Table 2.

Estimated Standardised Factor Loadings from the Exploratory Factor Analysis for Men and Women

Item	Men			Women
	1	2	3	1	2	3
1. Overall relationship assessment	−.13	−.11	.58*	−.37*	−.19*	.30*
2. Emotional needs	<.01	−.20	.55*	−.04	−.05	.60*
3. Satisfied with partner	.23	−.01	.74*	−.06	<.01	.81*
4. Relationship hopes/expectations	.12	.03	.70*	<.01	−.04	.59*
5. Love your partner	−.04	−.07	.46*	.06	<.01	.68*
6. Entire relationship arguing overall	.47*	−.06	−.24	.84*	.02	.01
7. Past 6 months arguing overall	.62*	.13	−.09	.71*	<.01	−.02
8. Past 3 months arguing money	.69*	.01	−.17	.69*	.10	.16
9. Past 3 months arguing partner affair	.85*	−.02	−.15	.70*	.03	−.02
10. Past 3 months arguing own affair	.80*	−.01	−.11	.56*	.11	.02
11. Past 3 months arguing spend time together	.82*	.11	.08	.81*	−.12	−.07
12. Past 3 months arguing control partner	.79*	.15	.02	.83*	−.27*	−.01
13. Shouting when disagree	.59*	−.05	−.01	.75*	−.13	.22*
14. Keep silent/quiet when disagree	−.10	−.01	−.10	−.18	−.06	−.33*
15. Talk problem through	.17	.56*	<.01	.02	.61*	−.14
16. Say what one feels to partner	−.12	.73*	<.01	−.12	.95*	−.02
17. Discuss hopes, fears, future plans	<.01	.57*	−.27	.01	.77*	.08

Note.

^*= values are significant at p < .05. Bolded values indicate that the item was retained on a given factor.