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

Table 5.

Hierarchical Linear Modeling Results for Best-Fitting Models in Non-parents

	Men			Women
	B	SE B	SD of Level 2 Random Effect	B	SE B	SD of Level 2 Random Effect

Satisfaction
Intercept	24.15	0.71	3.88***	22.49	1.00	5.34***
Linear Δ	-0.94***	0.19	0.40*	-0.79***	0.19	0.73
Quadratic Δ	—	—		0.15*	0.07	0.24
Negative Observed Communication
Intercept	2.55	0.08	0.41*	2.56	0.12	0.58**
Linear Δ	-0.18***	0.03	0.20*	-0.15***	0.03	0.07⁺
Poor Conflict Management
Intercept	1.50	0.05	0.33***	1.48	0.05	0.34***
Linear Δ	0.02	0.01	0.04***	0.01	0.01	0.03**
Problem Intensity
Intercept	15.74	1.20	8.56***	15.75	1.07	7.46***
Linear Δ	0.50⁺	0.27	0.88**	0.37	0.24	0.65**
Confidence
Intercept	6.37	0.18	1.06***	6.25	0.17	1.00***
Linear Δ	-0.03	0.02	0.09	-0.31⁺	0.12	0.08
Quadratic Δ	0.02⁺	0.01	0.06	0.02	0.01	0.06
Dedication
Intercept	6.11	0.07	0.49***	6.18	0.12	0.82***
Linear Δ	-0.05**	0.02	0.06***	-0.02	0.01	0.02
Quadratic Δ	—	—	—	0.02	0.01	0.06***