Table 2.

Zero-order and partial correlations between marital adjustment and health status variables in the married participants (n = 158).

Variable	Zero-order r	Partial r
Sensory Pain	−.25**	−.09
Affective Pain	−.28***	−.15†
Physical Disability	−.25**	−.06
Psychological Disability	−.40***	−.29***

^†p<.10,

^*p<.05,

^**p<.01,

^***p<.001

Note: Partial correlation coefficients controlled for demographics (age, gender, race, and education) and disease severity.