Table 2. Multilevel Stractural Equation Model Predicting Life Satisfaction among Close Same-Sex Friendships in Study 1 (N = 137 pairs).

	B	95% CI	p	β
Between model
Relationship efficacy of dyad	5.441	[2.878, 8.003]	< .001	.922
Gender	−2.623	[−4.618, −0.629]	.010	−.439
Relationship duration	−0.060	[−0.680, 0.559]	.849	−.037
Frequency	0.340	[−0.513, 1.193]	.435	.233
Divesity	−0.465	[−0.924, −0.007]	.047	−.383
Strength	−0.114	[−1.841, 1.614]	.897	−.045
Within model
Relationship efficacy of dyad	2.901	[0.883, 4.919]	.005	.219
Frequency	−0.754	[−2.376, 0.867]	.362	−.083
Diversity	0.892	[−0.207, 1.992]	.112	.130
Strength	−0.066	[−1.087, 0.954]	.898	−.010