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Published in final edited form as: Sex Relation Ther. 2018 Jan 2;35(1):2–14. doi: 10.1080/14681994.2017.1419559

Table 4.

Estimated Standardised Factor Loadings from the Confirmatory Factor Analysis for Relationship Satisfaction, Arguing, and Open Communication for Men and Women

Item	Men			Women
Item	Estimate	SE	R²	Estimate	SE	R²

Relationship satisfaction

1. Overall relationship assessment	.39	.10	.15^*	.47	.09	.22^**
2. Emotional needs	.69	.07	.48^***	.80	.11	.64^***
3. Satisfied with partner	.75	.07	.56^***	.74	.12	.55^**
4. Relationship hopes/expectations	.70	.08	.49^***	.51	.09	.26^**
5. Love your partner Arguing	.70	.08	.49^***	--	--	--
7. Past 6 months arguing overall	--	--	--	.49	.08	.24^**
8. Past 3 months arguing money	.44	.09	.19^*	.53	.08	.28^**
9. Past 3 months arguing partner affair	.65	.07	.43^***	.66	.06	.44^***
11. Past 3 months arguing spend time together	.92	.03	.85^***	.86	.05	.73^***
12. Past 3 months arguing control partner	.86	.05	.73^***	.76	.05	.58^***
13. Shouting when disagree	.33	.09	.11	.44	.08	.20^*
Open communication
15. Talk problem through	.39	.11	.15	.69	.08	.48^***
16. Say what one feels to partner	.86	.11	.74^***	.92	.06	.84^***
17. Discuss hopes, fears, future plans	.74	.12	.55^**	.81	.05	.65^***

Note.

p < .05.

^**

p < .01.

^***

p < .001.