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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jun 13.
Published in final edited form as: Aging Ment Health. 2010 May;14(4):425–432. doi: 10.1080/13607860903483102

Table 3.

Associations of non-reciprocity in social exchange and health functioning: Results of linear and logistic regression models (estimates and standard errors)

Model 1 Model 2 N
SF-36 MCSa
All
Non-reciprocity: Activity −3.19*** (0.21) −2.57*** (0.21) 9042
Non-reciprocity: Trust −3.80*** (0.29) −3.22*** (0.28) 5503
Non-reciprocity: Partner −4.62*** (0.26) −3.97*** (0.25) 8690
Men
Non-reciprocity: Activity −2.79*** (0.23) −2.21*** (0.23) 6929
Non-reciprocity: Trust −3.15*** (0.32) −2.65*** (0.31) 4310
Non-reciprocity: Partner −4.68*** (0.30) −4.06*** (0.29) 6748
Women
Non-reciprocity: Activity −4.31*** (0.49) −3.51*** (0.47) 2113
Non-reciprocity: Trust −5.77*** (0.67) −4.91*** (0.65) 1193
Non-reciprocity: Partner −4.46*** (0.53) −3.73*** (0.52) 1942

SF-36 PCSa
All
Non-reciprocity: Activity −1.06*** (0.16) −0.51*** (0.15) 9042
Non-reciprocity: Trust −1.28*** (0.22) −0.82*** (0.21) 5503
Non-reciprocity: Partner −0.53** (0.20) 0.04 (0.19) 8690
Men
Non-reciprocity: Activity −1.15*** (0.18) −0.63*** (0.17) 6929
Non-reciprocity: Trust −1.16*** (0.24) −0.76*** (0.23) 4310
Non-reciprocity: Partner −0.26 (0.23) 0.30 (0.22) 6748
Women
Non-reciprocity: Activity −0.80* (0.36) −0.15 (0.35) 2113
Non-reciprocity: Trust −1.63** (0.50) −0.97* (0.48) 1193
Non-reciprocity: Partner −0.99* (0.39) −0.40 (0.37) 1942

Poor self-perceived healthb
All
Non-reciprocity: Activity 1.58*** (0.07) 1.31*** (0.07) 9455
Non-reciprocity: Trust 1.49*** (0.09) 1.25** (0.09) 5742
Non-reciprocity: Partner 1.72*** (0.10) 1.46*** (0.10) 9087
Men
Non-reciprocity: Activity 1.55*** (0.09) 1.29*** (0.08) 7240
Non-reciprocity: Trust 1.48*** (0.11) 1.26** (0.11) 4487
Non-reciprocity: Partner 1.60*** (0.11) 1.31** (0.11) 7048
Women
Non-reciprocity: Activity 1.66*** (0.15) 1.37** (0.15) 2215
Non-reciprocity: Trust 1.52*** (0.19) 1.21 (0.19) 1255
Non-reciprocity: Partner 1.99*** (0.20) 1.81*** (0.22) 2039

Model 1: adjusted for age, socio-economic position and gender (for the total sample only)

Model 2: M1 + baseline self-perceived health

a

: unstand. regression coefficients

b

: odds ratios

*

p < 0.05;

**

p < 0.01;

***

p < 0.001