Chunk #26 — Method — Procedures and Measures — Discriminant Predictor and Covariates — Romantic relationship stability between ages 23 and 32

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The distinctive role of romantic relationships in moderating the effects of early caregiving on adult anxious-depressed symptoms over 9 years.

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At ages 23 and 32, participants reported their romantic partner's name. Name data were then used to create a dichotomous variable indicating whether the participant was involved with the same partner at ages 23 and 32, coded 0 (No) or 1 (Yes). Stability coding was corroborated with relationship length information collected at age 32.