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Psychology: Research and Review

Table 5 Repeated measures ANOVAs for husbands’ and wives’ dyads at the three times

From: Couple relationship education program “Living as Partners”: evaluation of effects on marital quality and conflict

 

ANOVA F

df

Effect size partial ηp2

Marital quality1

 Time

2.358

2

0.069

 Gender

0.003

1

0.000

 Time × gender

0.908

1.575

0.028

Conflict frequency

 Time

7.323*

2

0.182

 Gender

0.012

1

0.000

 Time × gender

1.167

1.700

0.034

Conflict resolution

 Positive resolution

  Time

10.583*

1.480

0.255

  Gender

0.444

14

0.014

  Time × gender

0.366

2

0.012

 Conflict engagement

  Time

23.950*

2

0.436

  Gender

0.298

1

0.010

  Time × gender

1.703

2

0.052

 Withdrawal

  Time

29.515*

2

0.488

  Gender

1.103

1

0.034

  Time × gender

0.199

2

0.006

 Compliance

  Time

4.6705**

2

0.132

  Gender

0.003

1

0.000

  Time × gender

0.516

1.592

0.016

  1. *p < 0.001, **p < 0.05
  2. 1Lower scores represent better marital quality indices