Table 1.

Study Measures.

1. Global negative interaction (Waves 1 and 3)a
How often have you felt that others have made too many demands on you?
How often have you felt that those around you tried to pry into your personal affairs?
How often have you felt that others took advantage of you?
2. Negative interaction with children (Wave 2)b
Your children are critical and disapproving.
Your children expect too much of you.
3. Negative interaction with other relatives (Wave 2)b
Your other relatives are critical and disapproving.
How often do your other relatives expect too much from you.
4. Negative interaction with friends (Wave 2)b
Your friends are critical and disapproving.
Your friends expect too much of you.
5. Negative interaction with a spouse (Wave 2)c
My (husband/wife) insists on having (his/her) own way.
My marriage doesn't give me enough opportunity to become the sort of person I would like to be.
My spouse doesn't treat me as well as I deserve to be treated.
6. Depressed affect (Wave 1)d
I felt depressed.
I had crying spells.
I felt sad.

^aThese items were coded in the following manner: very often (4), fairly often (3), once in a while (2), and never (1).

^bThese items were coded in the following manner: always (4), often (3), sometimes (2), and never (1).

^cThese items were coded in the following manner: agree strongly (4), agree somewhat (3), disagree somewhat (2), and disagree strongly (1).

^dThese items were coded in the following manner: most or all of the time (4), occasionally or a moderate amount of the time (3), some or a little of the time (2), and rarely or none of the time (1).