Table 1.
Descriptive statistics and correlations among study variables (N = 647).
| Variable | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Total sample mean (SD) | LDR sample mean (SD) | GCR sample mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Frequency video chat | - | 3.83 (1.38) | 4.67 (1.25) | 3.35 (1.20) | ||||||
| 2. Frequency voice call | .33*** | - | 4.60 (1.08) | 4.83 (1.06) | 4.47 (1.07) | |||||
| 3. Frequency text messaging | .19*** | .25*** | - | 5.50 (0.74) | 5.61 (0.73) | 5.44 (0.74) | ||||
| 4. Responsiveness video chat | .52*** | .30*** | .19*** | - | 3.71 (1.31) | 4.10 (1.11) | 3.49 (1.36) | |||
| 5. Responsiveness voice call | .20*** | .47*** | .18*** | .53*** | - | 4.09 (0.99) | 4.22 (0.98) | 4.01 (0.98) | ||
| 6. Responsiveness text messaging | .14** | .10* | .42*** | .29 | .36*** | - | 4.05 (.092) | 4.13 (0.90) | 4.00 (0.93) | |
| 7. Relationship satisfaction | .04 | .12** | .11** | .22*** | .28*** | .18*** | - | 29.47 (5.02) | 29.29 (5.28) | 29.57 (4.87) |
| 8. LDR status a | .46*** | .16*** | .11** | .23*** | .10* | .06 | -.03 |
aLong-distance relationship (LDR) = 1, geographically close relationship (GCR) = 0. Correlations are Pearson’s correlations except for those involving LDR status, which are point-biserial correlations.
*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.