Table 3.
Results From Final Multigroup Bivariate Latent Difference Score Model Examining Longitudinal Relations Between Husbands’ and Wives’ Depressive Symptoms as Moderated by Marital Satisfaction
| Parameter Estimates | Maritally Distressed Group (MAT Score <100)
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Maritally Satisfied Group (MAT Score ≥ 100)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Husbands | Wives | Husbands | Wives | |
| Intercept | ||||
| Mean | .37 (.03)** | .46 (.04)** | .61 (.06)** | .90 (.07)** |
| Variance | .09 (.02)** | .14 (.02)** | .27 (.05)** | .47 (.08)** |
| Slope | ||||
| Mean | −.03 (.03) | −.01 (.03)a | .17 (.05)** | −.01 (.03)a |
| Variance | .00 (.004) | .01 (.01) | .04 (.01)** | .03 (.01)* |
| Proportional coefficient | ||||
| β | .02 (.07) | −.12 (.04)**b | −.45 (.07)** | −.12 (.04)**b |
| Coupling coefficient | ||||
| γ | .00 (.03)c | .23 (.06)** | .00 (.03)c | .09 (.05) |
Note. Unstandardized parameter estimates are presented with the standard error in parentheses. Similar subscripts denote parameters that were constrained to be equal between groups. MAT = Marital Adjustment Test.
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.