Table 1.
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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.
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