Table 3.
Time-Lagged Dyadic Multilevel Models of Previous-Day Level of Parenting Stress Predicting Next-Day Number of Positive and Negative Marital Interactions
| Unstandardized Coefficient (Standard Error) | ||||
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| Mother | Father | |||
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| Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | |
| Level 1 | ||||
| Intercept | 2.98 (0.21)** | 0.88 (0.21)** | 3.54 (0.34)** | 0.80 (0.15)** |
| Time | 0.03 (0.01)** | −0.01 (0.008) | 0.02 (0.01) | −0.02 (0.005)** |
| Previous Day Parenting Stress | −0.06 (0.02)* | −0.01 (0.03) | 0.006 (0.04) | 0.004 (0.03) |
| Previous Day Number Positive Interactions | 0.17 (0.03)** | ---------- | 0.14 (0.03)** | ---------- |
| Previous Day Number Negative Interactions | ---------- | 0.09 (0.03)** | ---------- | 0.14 (0.02)** |
| Previous Day CPS Interaction about Child with ASD | −0.02 (0.09) | 0.009 (0.07) | −0.07 (0.10) | −0.05 (0.07) |
| Level 2 | ||||
| Intercept | ||||
| Child Age | −0.13 (0.20) | −0.08 (0.19) | −0.24 (0.19) | −0.14 (0.09) |
| ID Status | 0.03 (0.20) | 0.33 (0.15)* | −0.25 (0.21) | 0.16 (0.12) |
| ASD Symptoms | 0.002(0.004) | 0.002 (0.002) | 0.003 (0.004) | −0.002 (0.002) |
| Behavior Problems | −0.001 (0.01) | −0.01 (0.007) | 0.005 (0.01) | 0.01 (0.006)* |
| Marital Duration | 0.13 (0.19) | 0.10 (0.11) | 0.25 (0.19) | 0.13 (0.09) |
| Parent Education | −0.006 (0.04) | 0.04 (0.02) | −0.06 (0.04) | 0.004 (0.02) |
| Parent Ethnicity | −0.02 (0.18) | 0.04 (0.15) | −0.41 (0.29) | 0.03 (0.15) |
| Mean Previous Day Parenting stress | −0.04 (0.08) | 0.17 (0.06)** | −0.02 (0.12) | 0.15 (0.06)* |
| Mean Number CPS Interaction about Child with ASD | −0.26 (0.29) | 0.24 (0.23) | 0.14 (0.34) | −0.33 (0.14)* |
| Level 2 | Random effects (variance estimates) | |||
| Intercept | 1.71** | 0.51** | 1.44** | 0.25* |
| Previous Day Number Positive Interactions | 0.01 | ------ | 0.02** | ------ |
| Previous Day Number Negative Interactions | ------ | 0.02** | ------ | 0.01 |
| Previous Day Parenting Stress | 0.03* | 0.02** | 0.03* | 0.02* |
| CPS Interaction about Child with ASD | 0.30* | 0.02 | 0.30 | 0.04 |
Note. ASD = autism spectrum disorder. CPS = couple problem-solving.
Two multivariate HLM models were conducted one model predicting number of positive marital interactions for mothers and fathers and one model predicting number of negative marital interactions for mothers and fathers. In Level 1, previous day level of parenting stress was person-centered. The average previous day level of parenting stress was included at Level 2.
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01.