Table 4.

Prediction of Change in Relationship Functioning Over Follow-up

Predictors	b	95% CI	t-ratio	df	p
Relationship Satisfaction (CSI-16)
Initial Satisfaction	−0.001	[−0.003, 0.002]	−0.414	1562	0.679
African American	−0.014	[−0.122, 0.094]	−0.245	148	0.807
Hispanic	0.086	[−0.016, 0.188]	1.649	148	0.101
Low Income	−0.046	[−0.139, 0.047]	−0.971	148	0.333
Rural	0.054	[−0.036, 0.144]	1.184	148	0.238
Education	0.000	[−0.031, 0.031]	0.002	1569	0.998
Relationship Length	0.001	[−0.003, 0.006]	0.573	148	0.567
Relationship Confidence
Initial Confidence	−0.001	[−0.004, 0.002]	−0.676	419	0.500
African American	−0.004	[−0.022, 0.014]	−0.418	148	0.677
Hispanic	0.023	[0.008, 0.039]	2.963	111	0.004
Low Income	−0.006	[−0.021, 0.009]	−0.757	148	0.451
Rural	0.009	[−0.010, 0.027]	0.917	142	0.361
Education	−0.002	[−0.008, 0.005]	−0.506	602	0.613
Relationship Length	0.000	[−0.001, 0.001]	−0.513	148	0.609
Positive Relationship Quality
Initial Positivity	0.000	[−0.002, 0.003]	0.314	1562	0.753
African American	−0.012	[−0.050, 0.026]	−0.607	148	0.545
Hispanic	0.021	[−0.003, 0.044]	1.748	148	0.083
Low Income	−0.005	[−0.038, 0.028]	−0.297	148	0.767
Rural	0.009	[−0.033, 0.050]	0.420	148	0.675
Education	0.005	[−0.005, 0.015]	0.944	622	0.346
Relationship Length	0.001	[0.000, 0.002]	0.967	148	0.335
Negative Relationship Quality
Initial Negativity	−0.001	[−0.004, 0.001]	−1.052	1562	0.293
African-American	0.020	[−0.016, 0.056]	0.678	148	0.499
Hispanic	−0.040	[−0.078, −0.002]	−2.083	148	0.039
Low Income	−0.012	[−0.042, 0.018]	−0.808	148	0.421
Rural	−0.029	[−0.064, 0.005]	−1.679	148	0.095
Education	0.001	[−0.011, 0.012]	0.086	1307	0.931
Relationship Length	−0.001	[−0.003, 0.001]	−0.687	148	0.493