Table 2.
Joint Effects of Relationship Losses and Negative Social Exchanges Predicting Negative Affect (N = 916).
| Variable | Model 1: Covariates and Main Effects | Model 2: Negative Exchanges Squared | Model 3: First-Order Interaction | Model 4: Second-Order Interaction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | .150 (.054)** | .145 (.054)** | .145 (.054)** | .144 (.054)** |
| Marital status | .057 (.052) | .054 (.052) | .049 (.052) | .053 (.052) |
| Education level | .021 (.013) | .019 (.013) | .018 (.013) | .017 (.013) |
| Self-rated health | −.118 (.026)*** | −.117 (.026)*** | −.118 (.026)*** | −.117 (.013)*** |
| Disruptive events | .165 (.044)*** | .165 (.043)*** | .172 (.044)*** | .170 (.044)*** |
| Functional impairment | .063 (.049) | .061 (.049) | .058 (.049) | .060 (.049) |
| Relationship losses | −.013 (.040) | −.016 (.040) | −.017 (.040) | −.054 (.045) |
| Negative social exchanges | .426 (.044)*** | .506 (.065)*** | .507 (.065)*** | .496 (.065)*** |
| Negative social exchanges squared | −.069 (.042) | −.071 (.042) | −.061 (.042) | |
| Negative social exchanges × Relationship losses | −.142 (.082) | −.288 (.115)* | ||
| Negative social exchanges squared × Relationship losses | .157 (.087) | |||
| Constant | 1.373 | 1.409 | 1.420 | 1.418 |
| Adjusted R2 | .183 | .185 | .186 | .189 |
Notes: Data are unstandardized regression coefficients (standard error). Variance inflation factors ranged from 1.282 to 2.35; condition indices ranged from 1.50 to 9.15.
*p <.05; **p <.01; ***p <.001.