Table 2.
Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) Results and Descriptive Statistics for RMICS Codes
| RMICS Code | A priori Valence | Factor 1 (Negative) |
Factor 2 (Non-Negative) |
Code Frequencies |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Men | ||||||||||||
| Women | Men | Women | Men | M | SD | Min | Max | M | SD | Min | Max | ||
| Acceptance | + | −0.044 | 0.056 | 0.316 | 0.243 | 3.40 | 3.10 | 0 | 19 | 3.25 | 3.07 | 0 | 21 |
| Constructive Problem Discussion | 0 | 0.072 | 0.095 | 0.365 | 0.373 | 32.36 | 17.15 | 0 | 109 | 34.16 | 17.6 | 1 | 121 |
| Distress-Maintaining Attributions | − | 0.473 | 0.421 | −0.016 | 0.020 | 1.27 | 1.91 | 0 | 15 | 0.83 | 1.47 | 0 | 13 |
| Dysphoric Affect | − | 0.085 | 0.051 | −0.088 | −0.059 | 0.28 | 1.90 | 0 | 53 | 0.03 | 0.26 | 0 | 8 |
| Hostility | − | 0.916 | 0.907 | 0.003 | 0.036 | 5.15 | 8.94 | 0 | 93 | 3.75 | 7.19 | 0 | 80 |
| Humor | + | −0.047 | −0.103 | 0.725 | 0.759 | 6.00 | 7.50 | 0 | 57 | 4.98 | 6.60 | 0 | 55 |
| Psychological Abuse | − | 0.231 | 0.172 | −0.033 | −0.019 | 0.02 | 0.21 | 0 | 5 | 0.03 | 0.27 | 0 | 6 |
| Relationship-Enhancing Attributions | + | −0.055 | −0.084 | 0.200 | 0.157 | 0.30 | 0.90 | 0 | 14 | 0.32 | 0.89 | 0 | 11 |
| Self-Disclosure | + | −0.013 | 0.025 | 0.081 | 0.020 | 1.76 | 2.31 | 0 | 23 | 1.67 | 2.35 | 0 | 23 |
| Withdrawal | − | 0.099 | 0.135 | −0.101 | −0.061 | 0.05 | 0.47 | 0 | 9 | 0.06 | 0.58 | 0 | 11 |
Note. N = 2011 dyads. Factor loadings greater than .30 appear in bold. + = Positive, − = Negative, 0 = Neutral.