Fig. 5.

Mediational pathway implied by current findings. This figure depicts the mediational model implied by the equivalent predictive power of the “all predictors” vs. “actor relationship” models in Figs. 2 and 3. That is, any effects of self-reported individual differences or partner-reported relationship variables on relationship quality are likely mediated by the actor-reported relationship variables. Individual-difference × relationship variable interactions and actor × partner interactions are not depicted because they are likely quite small. Other constructs in Fig. 1 (e.g., broader contextual forces) are not depicted because they were not examined in this study.