Table 2.
Direct and Indirect Ambivalence and Psychological Well-Being (Mothers Only)
| Depressive symptoms |
Positive affect |
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| Model 1 Direct only | Model 2 Indirect only | Model 3 Direct and indirect | Model 4 Direct only | Model 5 Indirect only | Model 6 Direct and indirect | |
| β (SE) | β (SE) | β (SE) | β (SE) | β (SE) | β (SE) | |
| Married | −.04 (0.50) | −.03 (0.49) | −.34 (0.49) | −.06 (0.51) | −.06 (0.51) | −.06 (0.51) |
| Subjective health | −.32** (0.23) | −.33** (0.22) | −.32** (0.22) | .36** (0.23) | .37** (0.23) | .36** (0.23) |
| Non-White | −.07 (0.59) | −.06 (0.58) | −.06 (0.59) | .21** (0.60) | .19** (0.60) | .20** (0.60) |
| Direct ambivalence | .13* (0.17) | — | .05 (0.21) | −.19** (0.17) | — | −.12 (0.21) |
| Indirect ambivalence | — | .17** (0.08) | .15* (0.10) | — | −.19** (0.08) | −.12 (0.10) |
| Model statistics | ||||||
| R2 | .14 | .15 | .15 | .19 | .19 | .20 |
| df | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| N | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 |
Note: df = degrees of freedom.
*p < .05; **p < .01.