Table 4.
Bivariate associations for the independent and dependent variables.
| S | PAS | EL | UT | FMC | BF | YC | SAC | T | C | IM | EM | CF | MS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | |||||||||||||
| PAS | −.01 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| EL | .03 | .22*** | 1 | |||||||||||
| UT | .01 | .22*** | .22*** | 1 | ||||||||||
| FMC | −.10 | .03 | .11* | .35*** | 1 | |||||||||
| BF | .01 | .17** | .15** | .50*** | .17** | 1 | ||||||||
| YC | −.00 | .16** | .07 | .15** | .04 | −.25*** | 1 | |||||||
| SAC | .02 | .14** | −.02 | −.10 | .00 | −.19*** | −.23*** | 1 | ||||||
| T | −.01 | .05 | .01 | −.23*** | −.12* | −.23*** | −.27*** | −.20*** | 1 | |||||
| C | −.04 | .13* | .06 | .22*** | .06 | .30*** | −.03 | .05 | −.11 | 1 | ||||
| IM | −.02 | .10 | .02 | .15* | .02 | .21*** | .02 | .06 | −.12 | .84*** | 1 | |||
| EM | −.21*** | −.12* | −.25*** | −.09 | −.04 | −.00 | −.10 | .03 | .05 | .22*** | .42*** | 1 | ||
| CF | .07 | .09 | .02 | .18** | .06 | .22*** | −.03 | .04 | −.09 | .82*** | .86*** | .21** | 1 | |
| MS | −.04 | .15** | .02 | .17** | .00 | .26*** | −.04 | .07 | −.14* | .86*** | .89*** | .28*** | .84*** | 1 |
Note. S = Sex; PAS = Professional/Academic Status; EL = Educational Level; UT = Union Type; FMC = First Marriage/Cohabitation; BF = Beginning Families; YC = Families with Young Children; SAC = Families with School Age Children; T = Families with Teenagers; C = Communication; IM = Intrinsic Motivation; EM = Extrinsic Motivation; CF = Cohesion and Flexibility; MS = Marital Satisfaction.
*p ≤ .05; **p ≤ .01; ***p ≤ .001.