Table 5 The couples’ assessment of their relationship according to PCA (Positive Couple Agreement) at first treatment and about three years after termination
Heterosexual | Lesbian | Heterosexual vs. Lesbian* | Heterosexual | Lesbian | Hetero vs. Lesbian* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mean/SD | mean/SD | p-value | mean/SD | mean/SD | p-value | ||
Personality | 66.3/20.5 | 80.9/17.0 | <0.001 | Personality | 60.0/24.5 | 68.2/23.4 | 0.049 |
Sexual | 84.4/16.2 | 88.4/15.4 | 0.057 | Sexual | 64.4/28.2 | 73.7/22.6 | 0.054 |
Children | 74.9/17.1 | 79.6/11.0 | 0.137 | Children | 60.3/24.3 | 66.8/18.2 | 0.107 |
Family | 74.6/19.1 | 81.9/16.7 | 0.009 | Family | 68.1/21.2 | 76.3/20.1 | 0.005 |
Egalitarian | 64.3/16.5 | 75.1/12.3 | <0.001 | Egalitarian | 56.3/21.3 | 64.6/20.1 | 0.014 |
Conception | 34.3/15.1 | 70.7/8.4 | 0.004 | Conception | 57.3/19.0 | 63.5//18.0 | 0.008 |
Communication | 71.9/22.3 | 85.3/17.4 | <0.001 | Communication | 59.8/28.3 | 70.7/21.8 | 0.024 |
Conflict | 57.5/22.8 | 68.1/21.2 | 0.003 | Conflict | 44.1/27.2 | 54.7/25.4 | 0.008 |
Financial | 71.0/18.3 | 75.3/18.8 | 0.119 | Financial | 66.2/25.2 | 70.9/17.2 | 0.568 |
Leisure | 57.9/21.5 | 68.6/24.3 | 0.001 | Leisure | 44.4/26.2 | 52.1/22.1 | 0.038 |
Total | 687.1/143.9 | 773.9/118.1 | <0.001 | Total | 581.1/198.5 | 661.6/165.5 | 0.011 |