TABLE 4.
Weighted Semidifference Models Examining the Association between Maternal Partnerships and Adolescent Well-Being (N = 860)
| ΔReading | ΔMathematics | ΔGrades | ΔExternalizing Behavior Problems | ΔSerious Delinquency | ΔInternalizing Behavior Problems | ΔPsychological Distress | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1: Semidifference models1 | |||||||
| Marriage Formed (n=88) | −0.29 (2.58) | −0.25 (2.44) | 0.24a (0.22) | −2.23 (1.84) | −0.09 (0.08) | 0.72 (2.26) | 0.15 (0.23) |
| Cohabitation Formed (n=46) | −0.85 (3.20) | 1.69 (2.47) | −0.56a (0.42) | −0.53 (1.89) | −0.12 (0.12) | −.2.42 (2.27) | −0.26 (0.23) |
| Stably Married (n=198) | 1.76 (2.32) | 5.09** (1.53) | 0.58** (0.19) | −4.30***b (1.14) | −0.12*b (0.05) | −0.85a (1.42) | 0.16a (0.15) |
| Stably Cohabiting (n=23) | 0.17 (3.37) | −1.53 (4.83) | 0.18 (0.40) | 3.93*b (1.72) | 0.21b (0.12) | 3.98a (2.38) | 0.54**a (0.16) |
| F | 5.20*** | 9.56*** | 10.71*** | 5.59*** | 10.08*** | 7.13*** | 12.79*** |
| R2 | 0.20 | 0.32 | 0.24 | 0.17 | 0.29 | 0.19 | 0.29 |
| Model 2: Model 1 + Interaction Terms | |||||||
| Stably Married x Biological Father | 1.95 (4.06) | 1.89 (2.26) | 0.37 (0.51) | 0.07 (1.94) | 0.01 (0.11) | 2.39 (1.82) | 0.65** (0.24) |
| Stably Married | 0.12 (3.26) | 3.48 (1.98) | 0.26 (0.50) | −4.38* (1.77) | −0.12 (0.10) | −2.82* (1.31) | −0.38 (0.20) |
| Marriage Formed × Biological Father | 1.74 (4.75) | 6.49 (4.42) | 0.39 (0.41) | 2.87 (4.21) | −.014 (.014) | −5.06 (4.52) | 0.05 (0.47) |
| Marriage Formed | −0.91 (3.20) | −2.54 (2.38) | 0.11 (0.26) | −3.24 (1.69) | −0.04 (0.09) | 2.50 (1.91) | 0.13 (0.27) |
| F | 4.51*** | 8.24*** | 9.76*** | 4.85*** | 8.52*** | 6.59*** | 11.66*** |
| R2 | 0.20 | 0.33 | 0.24 | 0.17 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.30 |
| ΔR2 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Model 3: Model 1 + Δ in Family and Maternal Functioning | |||||||
| ΔReading | ΔMathematics | ΔGrades | ΔExternalizing Behavior Problems | ΔSerious Delinquency | ΔInternalizing Behavior Problems | ΔPsychological Distress | |
| Marriage Formed | −0.51 (2.55) | −0.42 (2.59) | 0.21 (0.22) | −.1.94 (1.84) | −0.06 (0.07) | 1.04 (1.63) | 0.18 (0.23) |
| Cohabitation Formed | −0.02 (3.18) | 0.74 (2.46) | −.052 (0.41) | −0.33 (1.71) | −0.09 (0.11) | −1.19 (1.88) | −0.22 (0.21) |
| Stably Married | 1.74 (2.28) | 5.15** (1.48) | 0.59** (0.20) | −4.39*** (1.09) | −.011* (0.05) | −.088 (1.21) | 0.13 (0.14) |
| Stably Cohabiting | 0.57 (3.64) | −2.34 (4.85) | 0.11 (0.36) | 2.73 (1.58) | 0.22* (0.11) | 3.25 (2.23) | 0.52* (0.23) |
| F | 4.89*** | 6.66*** | 7.24*** | 6.22*** | 9.45*** | 8.83*** | 10.03*** |
| R2 | 0.21 | 0.34 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.40 | 0.32 | 0.35 |
| ΔR2 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.06 |
Note: Unstandardized coefficients and standard errors of main effects of maternal partnership groups are presented. The omitted comparison group includes mothers who were stably single (n = 449). Results for the partnership dissolution group (n = 56) not shown.
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01,
***
p < .001.
1
Adjusted Wald tests were performed to test two planned comparisons between the stable groups’ coefficients and the partnership formation groups’ coefficients. Superscripts within a column indicate a difference at
a
p < .10 or
b
p < .01.