Table 3.
Gender Differences in Post-Birth Relationship Functioning
| Sudden Changes | Gradual Changes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deviance | Df | χ2(1) | Deviance | Df | χ2(1) | |
| Relationship Satisfaction | ||||||
| Unconstrained | 9861.43 | 22 | — | — | — | |
| Constrained | 9862.15 | 21 | 0.72 | — | — | — |
|
Negative Observed Communication |
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| Unconstrained | 3172.21 | 17 | — | — | — | |
| Constrained | 3172.22 | 16 | 0.01 | — | — | — |
| Poor Conflict Management | ||||||
| Unconstrained | 324.43 | 22 | — | — | — | |
| Constrained | 328.62 | 21 | 4.18* | — | — | — |
| Problem Intensity | ||||||
| Unconstrained | 10819.82 | 16 | 10819.32 | 17 | ||
| Constrained | 10833.23 | 15 | 13.41*** | 10822.97 | 16 | 3.65+ |
| Confidence | ||||||
| Unconstrained | 1795.93 | 23 | 1797.29 | 22 | ||
| Constrained | 1799.17 | 22 | 3.24+ | 1797.65 | 21 | 0.36 |
| Dedication | ||||||
| Unconstrained | 1533.62 | 22 | — | — | — | |
| Constrained | 1534.01 | 21 | 0.39 | — | — | — |
Note. When the best-fitting model for only one gender included a sudden or gradual change, these changes were added to the model for both spouses so that they could be constrained to be equal.