Table 1.

Supportive and Unsupportive Behaviors - Results of Principal Components Analysis followed by Oblimin Rotation: Factor Loadings

		1	2	3	4	5	6
Collaboration	My partner and I discussed how to best manage diabetes.	.86
Collaboration	My partner and I worked together to manage diabetes.	.88
Collaboration	My partner and I made decisions together for diabetes management.	.94
Instrumental support	Helped me to figure out how to take care of diabetes.	.83
Instrumental support	Suggested things that might help me manage diabetes.	.68
Instrumental support	Helped me decide if I needed to make changes in managing diabetes.	.75
Instrumental support	Helped me with my diabetes care activities.	.64
Critical behavior	Criticized how I take care of diabetes.		.88
Critical behavior	Argued with me about how I take care of diabetes.		.87
Critical behavior	Nagged me about not taking care of diabetes.		.82
Avoidance	Encouraged me to stop dwelling on diabetes.			.87
Avoidance	Told me that I worry too much about diabetes.			.81
Avoidance	Changed the topic of diabetes to a happier one.			.76
Avoidance	Found a way to avoid discussing diabetes.			.60
Protective buffering	I tried to hide my worries about diabetes from my partner.				.84
Protective buffering	I tried to prevent my partner from worrying about diabetes.				.89
Protective buffering	I tried to act as if nothing was the matter when I was having problems with diabetes.				.81
Overprotection	Thought that I couldn’t take care of myself.					.59
Overprotection	Thought that he/she needed to be around for me to take proper care of diabetes.					.60
Overprotection	Continuously kept an eye on me.					.56
Emotional support	Was there for me by giving me his/her undivided attention						.76
Emotional support	Tried to understand my situation						.70
Emotional support	Listened to me talk about my feelings						.73
Emotional support	Tried to put him/herself in my shoes.						.64