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. 2007 Sep;62(5):S304–S314. doi: 10.1093/geronb/62.5.s304

Table 4.

Joint Effects of Functional Impairment 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 .113 (.054)* .108 (.054)* .115 (.054)* .114 (.054)*
Marital status .060 (.053) .058 (.053) .059 (.053) .059 (.053)
Education level .015 (.013) .013 (.013) .012 (.013) .012 (.013)
Relationship losses −.014 (.041) −.017 (.041) −.016 (.041) −.016 (.041)
Disruptive events .183 (.044)*** .182 (.044)*** .182 (.044)*** .182 (.044)***
Functional impairment .184 (.042)*** .182 (.042)*** .178 (.042)*** .165 (.049)**
Negative social exchanges .423 (.044)*** .503 (.066)*** .487 (.066)*** .487 (.066)***
Negative social exchanges squared −.070 (.042) −.078 (.042) −.080 (.043)
Negative social exchanges × Functional impairment .149 (.067)* .107 (.104)
Negative social exchanges squared × Functional impairment .040 (.077)
Constant 1.175 1.212 1.207 1.209
Adjusted R2 .166 .168 .172 .171

Notes: Data are unstandardized regression coefficients (standard error). Variance inflation factors ranged from 1.079 to 3.213; condition indices ranged from 1.22 to 7.74.

*p <.05; **p <.01; ***p <.001.