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. 2017 Mar 30;73(3):437–446. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbx033

Table 3.

Effects of Daily Parental Support and Other Stressors on Perceived Negative Affect and Cortisol

Negative affect Cortisol AUC
Coeff. (SE) Coeff. (SE)
Intercept, γ00 0.21 (0.07)** 4.84 (0.10)**
Daily experiences
 Any support provided to a parent, γ10 0.04 (0.02)* 0.11 (0.04)*
 Daily stressors
  Any home stressor, γ20 0.05 (0.03) 0.05 (0.07)
  Any work stressor, γ30 0.09 (0.04)* 0.20 (0.07)**
  Any network stressor, γ40 0.01 (0.04) 0.04 (0.07)
 Any cutback activities, γ50 0.20 (0.05)** 0.08 (0.09)
 Negative affect, γ60 −0.07 (0.09)
 Wake-up time later than usual, γ70 −0.11 (0.02)**
Background characteristics
 Female, γ01 0.04 (0.05) −0.12 (0.07)
 Agea, γ02 −0.01 (0.002)** 0.01 (0.003)*
 Married, γ03 −0.06 (0.05) −0.02 (0.08)
 Working, γ04 −0.05 (0.05) 0.06 (0.08)
 BMI, γ05 −0.02 (0.01)**
Interaction terms
 Any support provided × Home stressor, γ80 0.02 (0.06) −0.06 (0.13)
 Any support provided × Work stressor, γ90 0.01 (0.07) −0.21 (0.13)
 Any support provided × Network stressor, γ100 −0.01 (0.07) 0.12 (0.14)
Variance components
 Between-person variance (Level 2), μ0 0.24 (0.02)** 0.30 (0.03)**
 Within-person variance (Level 1), r 0.17 (0.01)** 0.34 (0.01)**
Psuedo-R 2
 Person-level (Level 2) 0.26 0.13
 Day-level (Level 1) 0.22 0.12

Notes: AUC = Log-transformed Area under the Curve with respect to the ground; BMI = Body Mass Index.

aGroup Mean-Centered; Snijders–Bosker Pseudo R2.

*p < .05; **p < .01.