Table 3.
Results from multilevel models of marital satisfaction (DAS), attachment-related anxiety, and attachment-related avoidance.
| Model/Outcome | DAS at final session | Anx at 26 w | Av at 26 w | DAS at 2 y | Anx at 2 y | Anx at 5 y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed effects | b (SE) | b (SE) | b (SE) | b (SE) | b (SE) | b (SE) |
| n | 150 | 174 | 174 | 180 | 172 | 180 |
| Intercept | 92.70**b (2.29) | 14.19**a (.41) | 31.66**b (.47) | 90.64** (5.35) | 14.59** (.34) | 13.95** (1.044) |
| Gender | 4.34 (2.69) | .38a (.75) | −.31 (1.038) | 1.35 (5.35) | .57 (.62) | −2.63 (1.77) |
| DAS at pretx | 0.60** (.16) | .014 (.034) | −.068 (.048) | 0.16a (.24) | .067* (.028) | −0.014 (.085) |
| Anx at pretx | 0.25 (.41) | .54**(.076) | .078a (.10) | −0.77 (1.86) | .50**b (.11) | .38 (.13)* |
| Av at pretx | .61b (.35) | .077 (.062) | .74**b (.082) | 1.26 (.99) | .037 (.065) | .084 (.15) |
| Partner Anx at pretx | .25(.46) | .038 (.067) | .035b (.10) | −2.00 (1.16) | .13**a (.068) | .14 (.14) |
| Partner Av at pretx | .57 (.43) | .076 (.055) | −.020b (.078) | −0.017 (.72) | −0.17* (0.075) | −0.0023b (.13) |
| DAS at 13w | ------ | −.062* (.025) | .00033 (.040) | ------ | ------ | ------ |
| DAS at 26w | ------ | ------ | ------ | .47 (.40) | −0.040* (.02) | .029b (.036) |
| Anx at 26w | −0.64 (.35) | ------ | ------ | −0.76 (.79) | .28*b (.10) | −0.12b (.14) |
| Av at 26 w | −0.64b (.37) | ------ | ------ | .092 (.96) | 0.17*b (.071) | .041 (.17) |
| PartAnx at 26w | −0.55 (.41) | ------ | ------ | 1.20 (1.18) | .054a (.081) | .063 (.22) |
| PartAv at 26w | −0.37 (.39) | ------ | ------ | .54 (.59) | .10ab (.073) | −0.21b (.13) |
| Random effects | Variance (SD) | Variance (SD) | Variance (SD) | Variance (SD) | Variance (SD) | Variance (SD) |
| Intercept, r0 | 111.97 (10.58)** | 2.03 (1.43) | 2.60 (1.61) | 128.63 (11.34) | 0.58 (0.76) | 0.27 (0.52) |
| L1 Residual, e | 159.10 (12.61) | 14.46 (3.80) | 29.72 (5.45) | 65.31 (8.08) | 10.46 (3.23) | 18.41 (4.29) |
Notes:
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01,
a
designates a significant interaction with treatment,
b
designates a significant interaction with relationship status; please write to first author for details of these interactions. Anxiety and avoidance are measured using the Adult Attachment Scale (AAS). Marital satisfaction is measured using the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS). Data was collected at pre-treatment (pretx), thirteen weeks (13 w), 26 weeks (26 w), two years after therapy termination (2 y), and five years after termination (5 y).