*3.7. Cohabitation Scales: Negative Relationship*

A one-way ANOVA was conducted to compare the three groups regarding "negative relationship cohabitation scales" (shown in Table 3), and statistically significant results emerged on "We have had verbal arguments and disagreements" in which the relatives group differed both from the partners and children and the partner group (F(2, 1747) = 15.34, *p* < 0.001); however, post-hoc comparisons using Bonferroni correction revealed a statistically significant difference between relatives (M = 2.75, SD = 0.89), partners and children (M = 2.61, SD = 0.83) and partner (M = 2.47, SD = 0.83).

Statistically significant results emerged on "Mutual trust has been compromised", in which the relatives group differed both from partners and children and partner (F(2, 1747) = 16.88, *p* < 0.001); however, post-hoc comparisons using Bonferroni correction revealed a statistically significant difference between relatives (M = 1.83, SD = 1.00), partners and children (M = 1.66, SD = 0.96) and partner (M = 1.50, SD = 0.83).

Lastly, for the item "Our differing views were unbearable", the relatives group differed both from partners and children and partner (F(2, 1747) = 20.91, *p* < 0.001), and in post-hoc comparisons there was a statistically significant difference between relatives (M = 2.15, SD = 1.11), partners and children (M = 1.93, SD = 1.06) and partner (M = 1.75, SD = 0.96).
