Table 2.
Intimacy as a function of simultaneous and solo alcohol use in the previous 3 hours
| Variable | Male report positive interaction |
Female report positive interaction |
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| Estimate (SD) | [95% CI] | Estimate (SD) | [95% CI] | |
| Intercept | 2.618 (0.017)*** | [2.584, 2.653] | 2.561 (0.016)*** | [2.529, 2.593] |
| Level 1 | ||||
| Simultaneous alcohol usea | 0.246 (0.043)*** | [0.155, 0.332] | 0.238 (0.042)*** | [0.154, 0.317] |
| Actor-only alcohol use | 0.067 (0.034) | [-0.005, 0.132] | 0.113 (0.038)** | [0.038, 0.187] |
| Partner-only alcohol use | 0.052 (0.039) | [-0.029, 0.129] | 0.064 (0.032) | [-0.001, 0.126] |
| Evening vs. earlier timeb | 0.633 (0.019)*** | [0.596, 0.670] | 0.620 (0.018)*** | [0.584, 0.657] |
| Day of the studyc | -0.004 (0.001)*** | [-0.005, -0.003] | -0.005 (0.001)*** | [-0.006, -0.004] |
| Level 2 | ||||
| Total simultaneous alcohol use episodes | -0.003 (0.003) | [-0.009, 0.003] | -0.006 (0.003) | [-0.011, 0.000] |
| Actor total alcohol use episodes | 0.000 (0.001) | [-0.002, 0.002] | 0.003 (0.001)* | [0.000, 0.006] |
| Partner total alcohol use episodes | 0.002 (0.002) | [-0.002, 0.005] | 0.000 (0.001) | [-0.002, 0.002] |
| Actor total intimacy events | 0.015 (0.001)*** | [0.013, 0.017] | 0.015 (0.001)*** | [0.014, 0.017] |
| Partner total intimacy events | 0.002 (0.001)* | [0.000, 0.004] | 0.001 (0.001) | [0.000, 0.003] |
Notes: Point estimates represent the median of the posterior parameter distribution. CI = credibility interval.
Both partners reported initiating alcohol use at the same hour;
time (1 = 5 P.M. – midnight, 0 = 1 A.M. – 4 P.M.);
day of the study: 1–56.
p < .05;
p < .01;
p < .001.
