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Table 3.

Random Effects for Multilevel Hierarchical Growth Curve Model of Self-Acceptance, Alcohol Use, and Hours Worked on Partners’ Age Difference across Adolescence and Young Adulthood.

Random Effects Table	Variance	df	χ²
Age Difference at Age 14, r_oi	3.10	413	458.62	^*
Mean linear growth per year, r_1i	1.41	414	546.24	^***
Mean squared growth per year, r_2i	0.01	414	591.48	^***
Level-1 error, e_ti	5.21

Average Reliability (λ)
Age Difference at Age 14, π_o			.09
Mean linear growth per year, π₁			.17
Mean squared growth per year, π₂			.19

p < .10

^**

p < .05

^***

p < .01