Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics and t tests of American and Chinese Subsamples

	Mean (SD)		Comparison of American vs. Chinese
	American	Chinese	t value (d)
Length of Marriage (months)	5.3 (2.8)	6.8 (4.8)	1.94 (0.41)
Time known before marriage (months)	67.8 (67.1)	47.5 (46.8)	−2.17 (−0.50)*
Husband Age (years)	31.3 (5.4)	27.2 (2.5)	−4.45 (−0.94)***
Wife Age (years)	29.6 (4.1)	26.0 (2.0)	−5.05 (−1.07)***
Husband Education (years)	17.6 (2.1)	15.1 (2.1)	−6.78 (−1.44)***
Wife Education (years)	17.3 (1.9)	14.8 (2.2)	−5.84 (−1.24)***
Husband Income (U.S. dollars)	$62,020 ($45,676)	$6,310 ($3,465)	−7.79 (−1.65)***
Wife Income (U.S. dollars)	$47,081 ($30,926)	$4,129 ($2,378)	−8.86 (−1.88)***
Husband Relationship Satisfaction	34.40 (2.54)	31.60 (2.96)	−4.83 (−1.02)***
Wife Relationship Satisfaction	33.56 (2.45)	31.58 (3.88)	−1.98 (−0.42)**
Husband Positivity	2.75 (0.70)	2.64 (0.80)	−0.66 (0.15)
Wife Positivity	2.69 (0.60)	2.59 (0.69)	−0.73 (0.15)
Husband Negativity	1.41 (0.26)	1.64 (0.56)	2.53 (−0.53)**
Wife Negativity	1.40 (0.30)	1.98 (0.62)	5.82 (−1.19)***

Note. N = 50 American couples and 41 Chinese couples

^*p < .05,

^**p < .01,

^***p < .001