Table 3.
Couple Marijuana Effects on Positive Couple Outcomes
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| Variable | Male satisfaction | Female satisfaction | ||
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| Estimate (S.E.) | 95% CI | Estimate (S.E.) | 95% CI | |
| Time | −0.050 (0.014)*** | [−0.076, −0.023] | −0.053 (0.014)*** | [−0.081, −0.025] |
| Actor marijuana use a | −0.058 (0.054) | [−0.163, 0.048] | −0.040 (0.044) | [−0.126, 0.046] |
| Partner marijuana use a | 0.010 (0.056) | [−0.100, 0.121] | −0.006 (0.044) | [−0.093, 0.080] |
| Marijuana use discrepancy b | −0.107 (0.053)* | [−0.210, −0.004] | −0.058 (0.040) | [−0.137, 0.021] |
| Actor marijuana use (Level 2) c | 0.084 (0.091) | [−0.095, 0.263] | 0.017 (0.059) | [−0.099, 0.133] |
| Partner marijuana use (Level 2) c | −0.089 (0.071) | [−0.229, 0.051] | −0.098 (0.066) | [−0.228, 0.031] |
| Marijuana use discrepancy(Level 2) d | −0.013 (0.081) | [−0.171, 0.145] | −0.066 (0.062) | [−0.188, 0.057] |
| Couple missing data e | −0.540 (0.265)* | [−1.059, −0.020] | −0.315 (0.251) | [−0.806, 0.176] |
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| Perceived Partner Responsiveness | ||||
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| Variable | Male PPR | Female PPR | ||
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| Estimate (S.E.) | 95% CI | Estimate (S.E.) | 95% CI | |
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| Time | −0.022 (0.007)** | [−0.037, −0.008] | −0.018 (0.008)* | [−0.033, −0.003] |
| Actor marijuana use a | 0.001 (0.027) | [−0.053, 0.055] | −0.023 (0.026) | [−0.073, 0.028] |
| Partner marijuana use a | −0.024 (0.025) | [−0.073, 0.025] | −0.001 (0.031) | [−0.061, 0.060] |
| Marijuana use discrepancy b | −0.067 (0.023)** | [−0.113, −0.021] | −0.043 (0.026) | [−0.094, 0.009] |
| Actor marijuana use (Level 2) c | −0.005 (0.043) | [−0.090, 0.079] | −0.074 (0.033)* | [−0.140, −0.009] |
| Partner marijuana use (Level 2) c | −0.051 (0.041) | [−0.131, 0.030]] | −0.013 (0.041) | [−0.095, 0.068] |
| Marijuana use discrepancy (Level 2) d | −0.040 (0.044) | [−0.127, 0.047] | −0.076 (0.038)* | [−0.150, −0.002] |
| Couple missing data e | −0.366 (0.131)** | [−0.622, −0.110] | −0.263 (0.144)+ | [−0.545, 0.019] |
Note: Male and female outcomes were modeled simultaneously as multivariate outcomes.
a
Marijuana use days in the past month (time varying).
b
Absolute values of marijuana use discrepancy between female and male marijuana use days in the past month (time varying).
c
Cluster means of marijuana use days in the past months.
d
Cluster means of marijuana use discrepancy.
e
Coded 0 = couple complete data; 1 = couple missing 1 or more time points.
***
p < .001,
**
p < .01,
*
p < .05,
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p < .10.