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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pers Soc Psychol. 2009 Mar;96(3):601–619. doi: 10.1037/a0013969

Table 2.

Hierarchical Linear Modeling Results for Best-Fitting Models in Parents

Fathers
 Mothers
B SE B SD of
Level 2
Random
Effect		 d r with
level at
birth1 		B SE B SD of
Level 2
Random
Effect		 d r with
level at
birth1
Relationship
Satisfaction
 Intercept 26.71 0.54 3.98*** 26.04 0.57 3.97***
 Linear Δ -0.46*** 0.12 0.41* -0.47*** 0.13 0.12
 Level change -1.81* 0.76 2.70* -0.45 -.21* -2.81** 0.85 3.68** -0.71 -.55***
Negative Observed
Communication
 Intercept 2.35 0.09 0.62*** 2.36 0.09 0.65***
 Linear Δ -0.15*** 0.02 0.08 -0.13*** 0.02 0.10
 Level change 0.38** 0.14 0.38 0.61 — 0.37* 0.14 0.42 0.57 —
Poor Conflict
Management
 Intercept 1.36 0.02 0.24*** 1.36 0.03 0.26***
 Linear Δ 0.01 0.01 0.03*** -.01 .01 0.04***
 Level change — — — — 0.14*** 0.04 0.17** 0.54 .55***
Problem Intensity
 Intercept 12.73 0.60 5.77*** 13.03 0.62 5.57***
 Linear Δ After 0.60** 0.20 0.52 — — — — —
 Level change 1.10 0.75 5.20*** 0.19 .03 4.29*** 0.74 5.54* ** 0.77 .24**
Confidence
 Intercept 6.70 0.04 0.32*** 6.73 0.04 0.36***
 Linear Δ Before 0.01 0.01 0.06*** — — —
 Linear Δ After -0.04* 0.02 0.02 — -0.01 0.03 0.18*** -.13
 Level change — — — — — -0.22* 0.09 0.75*** -0.61 -.11
Dedication
 Intercept 6.41 0.04 0.33*** 6.39 0.04 0.36***
 Linear Δ 0.02* 0.01 0.02 -0.02+ 0.01 0.04**
 Level change -0.13* 0.05 0.28*** -0.47 -.13 -0.08 0.06 0.33** -0.25 -.47***
1

Correlations of post-birth change with level at birth (intercept) only when there was significant variability in both variables.