Table 3.
Dyadic Multilevel Model of Previous-Day Level of Child with ASD's Symptoms and Co-Occurring Behavior Problems on Level of Negative Affect in Couple Problem-Solving in Mothers and Fathers
| Mother | Father | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unstandardized Coefficients (Standard Error) | Effect Size r | Unstandardized Coefficients (Standard Error) | Effect Size r | |
| Level 1 | ||||
| Intercept | 5.51 (0.90)** | .52 | 6.20 (0.71)** | .58 |
| Time | 0.008 (0.05) | .01 | −0.03 (0.04) | .06 |
| Previous Day Child ASD Symptoms | −0.04 (0.08) | .04 | −0.15 (0.09)+ | .14 |
| Previous Day Child Co-Occurring Behavior Problems | 0.11 (0.06)* | .16 | 0.08 (0.04) | .11 |
| Previous Day Negative Affect in Couple Problem-Solving | 0.01 (0.03) | .05 | 0.04 (0.03)+ | .14 |
| Level 2 | ||||
| Intercept | ||||
| Child Age | −0.30 (0.45) | .05 | −0.14 (0.41) | .03 |
| ID Status | −0.08 (0.51) | .01 | −0.88 (0.42)* | .16 |
| Family Size | −0.06 (0.12) | .04 | 0.18 (0.13) | .11 |
| Marital Duration | 0.41 (0.46) | .07 | 0.25 (0.40) | .05 |
| Parent Ethnicity | 0.94 (0.66) | .11 | 1.26 (0.49)* | .21 |
| Parent Education | −0.02 (0.11) | .02 | 0.19 (0.11) | .13 |
| Mean Previous Day Child ASD Symptoms | 0.17 (0.09)+ | .15 | 0.23 (0.08)** | .23 |
| Mean Previous Day Child Co-Occurring Behavior Problems | 0.02 (0.03) | .01 | 0.02 (0.06) | .03 |
| Household Income | −0.06 (0.07) | .07 | −0.15 (0.07)* | .19 |
| Multiple Children with Special Needs | 0.69 (0.71) | .08 | −0.70 (0.64) | .09 |
| Parent BAP | 0.01 (0.01) | .06 | 0.04 (0.01)** | .26 |
| Previous Day Child ASD Symptoms | ||||
| Household Income | −0.004 (0.01) | .03 | −0.005 (0.01) | .04 |
| Multiple Children Special Needs | 0.10 (0.13) | .06 | 0.25 (0.11)* | .19 |
| Parent BAP | 0.002 (0.003) | .05 | −0.001 (0.002) | .05 |
| Previous Day Child Co-Occurring Behavior Problems | ||||
| Household Income | −0.02 (0.009)* | .18 | ------ | |
| Multiple Children Special Needs | −0.09 (0.09) | .09 | ------ | |
| Parent BAP | −0.005 (0.002)* | .16 | ------ | |
| Random Effects Standard Deviation (Variance Estimates) | ||||
| Level 2 | ||||
| Intercept | 2.83 (8.03)* | 3.60 (12.97) | ||
| Time | 0.32 (0.10)** | 0.20 (0.04)* | ||
| Previous-Day Child ASD Symptoms | 0.38 (0.14)** | 0.34 (0.10)+ | ||
| Previous-Day Child Co-Occurring Behavior Problems | 0.27 (0.07)** | 0.16 (0.02) | ||
| Previous-Day Negative Affect in Couple Problem-Solving | 0.18 (0.03)** | 0.15 (0.02) | ||
Note.
+
p < .10
*
p < .05
**
p < .01.
Effect size r was calculated with the following equation: r = sqrt [t2/(t2 + df)].