Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics for Control, Predictor, and Outcome Variables for Husbands and Wives

	Husbands		Wives
Variable	M	SD	M	SD	Paired t (df)
Symptoms of depression (BDI-2), possible range (0–63)
Overall Level (Time 1–Time 4)	6.43	5.12	8.56	6.09	−2.89 (100)**
Time 1 (3–6 mo.)	6.05	5.10	7.53	6.03
Time 2 (12–15 mo.)	6.17	6.34	8.72	8.73
Time 3 (21–24 mo.)	6.76	6.59	9.29	9.13
Time 4 (30–33 mo.)	6.41	7.06	8.81	7.64
Support adequacy (SIRRS), possible range (0–48)
Overall Level (Time 1–Time 4)	39.07	9.72	32.48	11.58	5.44 (100)****
Time 1 (3–6 mo.)	39.49	9.84	33.36	12.68
Time 2 (12–15 mo.)	38.86	12.28	30.08	13.43
Time 3 (21–24 mo.)	39.00	11.71	32.38	12.73
Time 4 (30–33 mo.)	40.48	10.21	33.59	13.02
Role strain (CSI), possible range (1–9)
Time 1 (3–6 mo.)	2.80	0.65	2.79	0.56	0.24 (99)
Time 2 (12–15 mo.)	2.80	0.65	2.85	0.66	−0.40 (79)
Time 3 (21–24 mo.)	2.80	0.64	2.79	0.66	0.20 (82)
Time 4 (30–33 mo.)	2.79	0.66	2.84	0.52	−0.69 (83)
Marital satisfaction (QMI), possible range (6–45)
Time 1 (3–6 mo.)	41.17	4.79	40.64	4.87	1.30 (100)
Time 2 (12–15 mo.)	38.68	7.68	38.85	7.80	−0.21 (80)
Time 3 (21–24 mo.)	39.07	6.85	39.01	6.60	0.08 (82)
Time 4 (30–33 mo.)	39.57	5.98	39.90	6.09	0.60 (82)

Note. BDI-2 = Beck Depression Inventory; SIRRS = Support in Intimate Relationships Rating Scale; CSI = Chronic Strains Inventory; QMI = Quality of Marriage Index.

^**p < .01.

^****p < .001.