Table 3.

Husbands’ and Wives’ Negative Emotional Behavior at Wave 1, Wave 2, Wave 3

	M(SD)			Waves 1-3
	Wave 1	Wave 2	Wave 3	t (df = 85)
Husbands
Total	.346 (.245)	.275 (.234)	.180 (.166)	−6.63***
Anger	.046 (.078)	.070 (.096)	.029 (.050)	−2.21*
Belligerence	.025 (.035)	.007 (.021)	.010 (.015)	−4.52***
Contempt	.022 (.031)	.013 (.034)	.013 (.044)	−1.92
Defensiveness	.084 (.085)	.078 (.078)	.039 (.046)	−4.70***
Disgust	.002 (.006)	.001 (.003)	.001 (.004)	−0.60
Domineering	.029 (.096)	.020 (.051)	.038 (.071)	.093
Fear/tension	.107 (.113)	.058 (.090)	.033 (.055)	−5.38***
Sadness	.016 (.035)	.014 (.042)	.011 (.023)	−1.32
Stonewalling	.012 (.047)	.014 (.054)	.005 (.025)	−2.01*
Whining	.004 (.007)	.000 (.001)	.001 (.005)	−3.23**
Wives
Total	.370 (.245)	.268 (.229)	.234 (.189)	−4.38***
Anger	.079 (.112)	.117 (.153)	.071 (.100)	−0.65
Belligerence	.030 (.040)	.004 (.009)	.012 (.027)	−3.85***
Contempt	.030 (.047)	.011 (.025)	.015 (.027)	−2.76**
Defensiveness	.074 (.076)	.047 (.055)	.033 (.039)	−5.13***
Disgust	.002 (.005)	.001 (.004)	.001 (.003)	−1.72
Domineering	.024 (.059)	.010 (.027)	.047 (.064)	2.50*
Fear/tension	.094 (.099)	.041 (.052)	.025 (.044)	−6.07***
Sadness	.022 (.041)	.032 (.076)	.024 (.037)	.036
Stonewalling	.003 (.013)	.002 (.012)	.002 (.012)	−0.76
Whining	.013 (.021)	.002 (.004)	.004 (.011)	−3.80***

Notes. Means and standard deviations based on couples that participated in all three waves.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.

^***p ≤ .001