Table 2.
Descriptive statistics, inter-correlations of regulation processes, and prediction of relationship satisfaction (correlations, multiple regression, and relative weights analysis)
| Descriptive Statistics |
Inter-Correlations of Extrinsic Regulation Processes |
Prediction of Relationship Satisfaction |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | α | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | r | β | RW | %R2 | |
| 1. Expressive Suppression | 2.21 | 0.92 | 0.80 | − 0.05 | − 0.09 | 0.01 | 2.23 | ||||||||
| 2. Downward Comparison | 3.39 | 1.31 | 0.91 | .61*** | .06 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.81 | |||||||
| 3. Humor | 4.83 | 0.88 | 0.89 | .02 | .15* | .33*** | 0.18** | 0.05* | 21.20 | ||||||
| 4. Distraction | 4.45 | 0.86 | 0.83 | .27*** | .37*** | .57*** | .23*** | − 0.05 | 0.01 | 5.56 | |||||
| 5. Direct Action | 4.11 | 0.94 | 0.77 | .33*** | .35*** | .30*** | .39*** | .22*** | 0.10 | 0.02 | 8.76 | ||||
| 6. Reappraisal | 4.31 | 0.85 | 0.86 | .32*** | .52*** | .28*** | 0.51*** | .56*** | .18** | 0.03 | 0.01 | 3.19 | |||
| 7. Receptive Listening | 5.07 | 0.77 | 0.83 | − .18** | .06 | .37*** | .40*** | .23*** | .43*** | .27*** | − 0.10 | 0.02* | 9.73 | ||
| 8. Valuing | 5.03 | 0.81 | 0.89 | − .09 | .07 | .44*** | .44*** | .27*** | .29*** | .67*** | .43*** | 0.40*** | 0.11* | 48.50 | |
| 9. Relationship Satisfaction | 3.54 | 0.38 | 0.92 | − .05 | .06 | .33*** | .23*** | .22*** | .18** | .27*** | .43*** | ||||
*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001