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Published in final edited form as: J Pers Soc Psychol. 2010 Apr;98(4):587–604. doi: 10.1037/a0017479

Table 9.

Comparing the Interactive Effects of Behavior and Problem Severity on Changes in Satisfaction

Comparison	χ²
Indirect Hostility X Problems vs.
Direct Negativity X Problems	2.72^*
Blames X Problems	0.98
Commands X Problems	5.54^**_w
Rejections X Problems	4.04^*

Rejections X Problems vs.
Blames X Problems	0.02
Commands X Problems	1.37_w

Note. For all tests, df = 1. _w = Because the Commands X Problems interaction was only significant among wives, this comparison was only made among wives.

^†

= p < .10,

= p < .05,

^**

= p < .01, one-tailed.