Introduction
Romantic Relationship Quality in Late Adolescence
Does Relationship Quality Predict Depressive Symptoms Over Time?
Do Depressive Symptoms Predict Relationship Quality Over Time?
Dyadic Experiences of Romantic Relationships
Current Study
Methods
Procedure
Participants
Measures
Depressive symptoms
Negative Relationship Quality
Positive Relationship Quality
Statistical Analysis
Results
Descriptive Statistics
Variable | N | M | SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
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Women | ||||||||||||||
1. Depressive symptoms T1 | 149 | 1.76 | 0.50 | – | ||||||||||
2. Positive relationship aspects T1 | 143 | 4.27 | 0.39 | −0.33** | – | |||||||||
3. Negative relationship aspects T1 | 143 | 1.38 | 0.43 | 0.29** | 0.29** | – | ||||||||
4. Depressive symptoms T2 | 145 | 1.77 | 0.46 | 0.66** | −0.25** | 0.13 | – | |||||||
5. Positive relationship aspects T2 | 146 | 4.18 | 0.44 | −0.27** | 0.56** | −0.23** | −0.29* | – | ||||||
6. Negative relationship aspects T2 | 146 | 1.45 | 0.45 | 0.32** | 0.15 | 0.39** | 0.37** | −0.34** | – | |||||
Men | ||||||||||||||
7. Depressive symptoms T1 | 142 | 1.59 | 0.41 | 0.17* | −0.13 | 0.20* | 0.03 | −0.14 | 0.18* | – | ||||
8. Positive relationship aspects T1 | 141 | 4.15 | 0.46 | −0.19* | 0.38** | −0.06 | −0.06 | 0.23** | −0.14 | −0.16 | – | |||
9. Negative relationship aspects T1 | 142 | 1.41 | 0.45 | 0.10 | −0.03 | 0.51** | 0.05 | −0.03 | 0.34** | 0.16 | −0.15 | – | ||
10. Depressive symptoms T2 | 141 | 1.56 | 0.43 | 0.13 | 0.04 | −0.04 | 0.05 | −0.06 | 0.15 | 0.66** | −0.15 | 0.06 | – | |
11. Positive relationship aspectsT2 | 141 | 4.10 | 0.50 | −0.16 | 0.28** | −0.12 | −0.01 | 0.33** | −0.27** | −0.33** | 0.58** | −0.21* | −0.34** | – |
12. Negative relationship aspects T2 | 142 | 1.47 | 0.46 | 0.16 | 0.02 | 0.36** | 0.09 | −0.10 | 0.37** | 0.16 | −0.09 | 0.46** | 0.18* | −0.39** |
Associations between Depressive Symptoms and Negative Relationship Quality
Model difference tests | ||||
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Negative relationship aspects | Positive relationship aspects | |||
Δχ 2 (Δdf)a | p value | Δχ 2 (Δdf)a | p value | |
Cross-lagged effects stable relationships | ||||
Actor effects | ||||
Depressive symptoms T1 → Relationship quality T2 | 0.71 | 0.40 | 2.83 | 0.09 |
Relationship quality T1 → Depressive symptoms T2 | 0.93 | 0.34 | 0.00 | 0.96 |
Partner effects | ||||
Relationship quality T1 → Relationship quality T2 | 0.11 | 0.74 | 0.16 | 0.69 |
Depressive symptoms T1 → Relationship quality T2 | 0.05 | 0.83 | 0.37 | 0.54 |
Depressive symptoms T1 → Depressive symptoms T2 | 1.10 | 0.30 | 1.44 | 0.23 |
Relationship quality T1 → Depressive symptoms T2 | 2.70 | 0.10 | 0.70 | 0.40 |
Correlations stable relationships | ||||
Actor effects | ||||
Depressive symptoms T1 with relationship quality T1 | 1.24 | 0.27 | 2.91 | 0.09 |
Depressive symptoms T2 with relationship quality T2 | 0.27 | 0.61 | 0.01 | 0.90 |
Partner effects | ||||
Depressive symptoms T1 with relationship quality T1 | 0.12 | 0.73 | 1.16 | 0.28 |
Depressive symptoms T2 with relationship quality T2 | 0.43 | 0.51 | 0.84 | 0.36 |
Negative relationship aspects | Positive relationship aspects | |||||
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B | SE | β/r | b | SE | β/r | |
Cross-lagged effects | ||||||
Actor effects | ||||||
Depressive symptoms T1 → Relationship quality T2 | 0.16** | 0.06 | 0.14–0.18 | −0.15** | 0.06 | −0.17 to −0.13 |
Relationship quality T1 → Depressive symptoms T2 | −0.00 | 0.06 | −0.00 | −0.08 | 0.05 | −0.09 to −0.07 |
Partner effects | ||||||
Depressive symptoms T1 → Relationship quality T2 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | −0.03 | 0.06 | −0.03 |
Relationship quality T1 → Depressive symptoms T2 | −0.09 | 0.07 | −0.09 | 0.13* | 0.05 | 0.12 – 0.13 |
Relationship quality T1 → Relationship quality T2 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.14–0.18 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.02 – 0.03 |
Depressive symptoms T1 → Depressive symptoms T2 | −0.01 | 0.06 | −0.01 | −0.01 | 0.05 | −0.01 |
Stability paths T1 to T2 | ||||||
Relationship quality women → relationship quality men | 0.25** | 0.10 | 0.24 | 0.53** | 0.08 | 0.47 |
Depressive symptoms women → depressive symptoms women | 0.61** | 0.06 | 0.66 | 0.62** | 0.06 | 0.65 |
Relationship quality men → relationship quality women | 0.40** | 0.10 | 0.35 | 0.59** | 0.07 | 0.55 |
Depressive symptoms men → depressive symptoms men | 0.71** | 0.09 | 0.69 | 0.67** | 0.09 | 0.66 |
Covariances | ||||||
Time 1 | ||||||
Actor effects | ||||||
Relationship quality with depressive symptoms | 0.05** | 0.01 | 0.22–0.24 | −0.05** | 0.01 | −0.25 to −0.24 |
Partner effects | ||||||
Relationship quality with depressive symptoms | 0.03** | 0.01 | 0.14–0.18 | −0.03* | 0.01 | −0.17 to −0.12 |
Relationship quality with relationship quality | 0.10** | 0.02 | 0.51 | 0.07** | 0.02 | 0.37 |
Depressive symptoms with depressive symptoms | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.17 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.16 |
Time 2 | ||||||
Actor effects | ||||||
Relationship quality with depressive symptoms | 0.03* | 0.02 | 0.23 | −0.02 | 0.01 | −0.17 |
Partner effects | ||||||
Relationship quality with depressive symptoms | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.08–0.09 | 0.00 | 0.01 | −0.00 |
Relationship quality with relationship quality | 0.02* | 0.02 | 0.21 | 0.04** | 0.01 | 0.24 |
Depressive symptoms with depressive symptoms | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.07 |