Table 3.

Relationship Between Positive Emotional Expression and Self-Reported Positive Affect

	N	% Change	95% CI	P-value
Unadjusted Model
Positive Emotional Expression	69	−7.4%	−13.0%, −1.8%	0.02
Adjusted Model
Positive Emotional Expression	69	−7.0%	−14.6%, −0.5%	0.057
Parent Age Category, 21-34y		Ref
Parent Age Category, 35-38y		8.2%	−11.4%, 27.7%	0.16
Parent Age Category, 39-66y		9.6%	−6.0%, 25.2%	0.20
Parent Race, White		Ref
Parent Race, Black		2.9%	−15.8%, 21.5%	0.12
Parent Race, Other		−18.1	−46.0%, 9.8%	0.18
Parent Education, High School		Ref
Parent Education, College		−3.5%	−24.9%, 17.9%	0.30
Parent Education, Graduate School		−6.6%	−34.4%, 21.2%	0.20
Child Insurance, Private		Ref
Child Insurance, Medicaid		−2.3%	−17.3%, 12.7%	0.12
Child Insurance, Low Cost/Limited/None		5.0%	−16.7%, 26.6%	0.31
Illness Trajectory		−2.6%	−11.4%, 6.1%	0.28
Phone Interview, In Person		Ref
Phone Interview, Phone		−2.8%	−17.6%, 12.0%	0.041

Note: Values were not reported if cell sizes were less than 5. Imputed results using N=69 are reported.