Table 2.

Summary of Multilevel Models Analyzing Changes in Communication Over Time by Marital Distress Status at 5 Years into Marriage

	Observed Negative Comm.			Observed Positive Comm.			Self-reported Negative Comm.
Variable	Coefficient	SE	df	Coefficient	SE	df	Coefficient	SE	df
Intercept (γ000)	3.09***	0.19	150	4.37***	0.20	150	1.51***	0.05	150
Distress Status (γ001)	−0.04	0.21	150	−0.27	0.22	150	−0.16***	0.05	150
Time (γ100)	−0.001	0.001	150	−0.002	0.001	150	0.001***	0.0002	150
Distress Status X Time (γ101)	−0.002*	0.001	150	0.003*	0.002	150	−0.001***	0.0002	150

Notes.

^*p < . 05

^***p < . 001. Distress Status was coded as 0 = distressed five years into marriage, 1 = non-distressed five years into marriage.