Table 4.
Multilevel Model Estimates of Reactivity Slopes
| (A) Mood and Physical Symptoms | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative Affect | Positive Affect | Number of Symptoms | Symptom Severity | ||
| All Stressors | Cancer survivors | .15 (.02)** | −.09 (.03)** | .30 (.12)** | .08 (.11) |
| Comparison group | .15 (.02)** | −.18 (.03)** | .31 (.11)** | .20 (.11) | |
| Difference | .00 (.02) | .10 (.05)* | −.01 (.16) | −.13 (.15) | |
| Arguments | Cancer survivors | .28 (.03)** | −.23 (.05)** | .59 (.10)** | .07 (.19) |
| Comparison group | .20 (.03)** | −.22 (.05)** | .58 (.21)** | .24 (.17) | |
| Difference | .08 (.04)* | −.01 (.08) | −.01 (.28) | −.16 (.26) | |
| Avoided Arguments | Cancer survivors | .06 (.02)** | .02 (.05) | .26 (.16) | .15 (.16) |
| Comparison group | .13 (.02)** | −.09 (.04)* | .02 (.16) | −.01 (.14) | |
| Difference | −.07 (.03)* | .11 (.06) | −.24 (.23) | .17 (.21) | |
| (B) Cortisol | |||||
| Awakening Response | Diurnal Slope | Area Under the Curve | |||
| All Stressors | Cancer survivors | −.02 (.14) | .01 (.01) | −7.37 (15.97) | |
| Comparison group | .00 (.12) | .00 (.01) | 42.49 (15.04)** | ||
| Difference | −.02 (.18) | .01 (.01) | −49.87 (21.94)* | ||
| Arguments | Cancer survivors | .17 (.24) | .01 (.01) | −31.29 (25.59) | |
| Comparison group | −.11 (.20) | .01 (.01) | 65.42 (23.76)** | ||
| Difference | .27 (.32) | .00 (.01) | −96.73 (34.92)** | ||
| Avoided Arguments | Cancer survivors | .15 (.19) | .01 (.01) | −10.71 (25.02) | |
| Comparison group | .20 (.18) | .00 (.01) | 13.68 (22.98) | ||
| Difference | −.05 (.26) | .01 (.01) | −24.39 (21.23) | ||
Note. Standard errors are provided in parentheses. Estimates reflect the change in outcome from a non-stressor day to a stressor day. Positive slopes indicate levels were higher on stressor days compared to non-stressor days and negative slopes indicate levels were lower on stressor days compared to non-stressor days. Difference reflects the difference in reactivity slopes between groups.
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.