Table 3.
Joint Effects of Disruptive Events 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)** | .144 (.054)** | .147 (.054)** |
| Marital status | .057 (.052) | .054 (.052) | .053 (.052) | .055 (.052) |
| Education level | .021 (.013) | .019 (.013) | .019 (.013) | .019 (.013) |
| Self-rated health | −.118 (.026)*** | −.117 (.026)*** | −.117 (.026)*** | −.115 (.026)*** |
| Relationship losses | −.013 (.040) | −.016 (.040) | −.015 (.041) | −.016 (.040) |
| Functional impairment | .063 (.049) | .061 (.049) | .061 (.049) | .065 (.049) |
| Disruptive events | .165 (.044)*** | .165 (.043)*** | .170 (.044)*** | .113 (.049)* |
| Negative social exchanges | .426 (.044)*** | .506 (.065)*** | .509 (.065)*** | .514 (.065)*** |
| Negative social exchanges squared | −.069 (.042) | −.067 (.042) | −.087 (.043)* | |
| Negative social exchanges × Disruptive events | −.036 (.066) | −.258 (.106)* | ||
| Negative social exchanges squared × Disruptive events | .203 (.076)** | |||
| Constant | 1.373 | 1.409 | 1.410 | 1.408 |
| Adjusted R2 | .183 | .185 | .184 | .190 |
Notes: Data are unstandardized regression coefficients (standard error). Variance inflation factors ranged from 1.382 to 3.689; condition indices ranged from 1.30 to 9.20.
*p <.05; **p <.01; ***p <.001.