Table 2.

T-tests demonstrating association between affect codes, marital satisfaction, pain severity, and depressive symptoms

	Affect Codes
	Persons with Pain			Spouses
	Anger/Contempt t	Sadness t	Humor t	Anger/Contempt t	Sadness t	Humor t
Marital Satisfaction-Persons with Pain	1.59	−.29	−2.00*	1.00	.45	−1.72
Marital Satisfaction-Spouses	.45	.90	−2.22*	1.36	2.38*	−2.45*
Depressive Symptoms-Persons with Pain	−.17	−.49	.60	−1.15	−.26	.55
Depressive Symptoms-Spouses	−1.74	−1.53	.74	−2.59**	−2.61**	1.07
Pain Severity-Persons with Pain	−.08	−.05	.03	−.57	−.72	−1.11
Pain Severity-Spouse Rating	−2.22*	−1.00	1.59	−1.36	−1.14	1.60

Note. df = 76 for all analyses except for depressive symptoms, in which case df = 75.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.