Table 4.
Intimacy as a function of alcohol use at home and away from home 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 | 2.620 (0.018)*** | [2.587, 2.655] | 2.563 (0.016)*** | [2.532, 2.595] |
| Level 1 | ||||
| Actor alcohol use, at home | 0.231 (0.035)*** | [0.163, 0.302] | 0.251 (0.036)*** | [0.180, 0.320] |
| Partner alcohol use, at home | 0.156 (0.039)*** | [0.083, 0.231] | 0.168 (0.033)*** | [0.101, 0.233] |
| Actor alcohol use, away from home | 0.010 (0.041) | [-0.071, 0.091] | 0.083 (0.041)* | [0.000, 0.165] |
| Partner alcohol use, away from home | 0.077 (0.042) | [-0.006, 0.157] | -0.019 (0.041) | [-0.098, 0.063] |
| Evening vs. earlier timea | 0.609 (0.020)*** | [0.570, 0.647] | 0.601 (0.019)*** | [0.564, 0.637] |
| Day of the studyb | -0.004 (0.001)*** | [-0.005, -0.003] | -0.004 (0.001)*** | [-0.005, -0.004] |
| Level 2 | ||||
| Actor total alcohol use episodes, at home | -0.046 (0.058) | [-0.160, 0.070] | 0.008 (0.054) | [-0.095, 0.105] |
| Partner total alcohol use episodes, at home | -0.043 (0.061) | [-0.168, 0.070] | -0.066 (0.052) | [-0.164, 0.036] |
| Actor total alcohol use episodes, away from home | -0.021 (0.057) | [-0.131, 0.089] | 0.066 (0.050) | [-0.030, 0.165] |
| Partner total alcohol use episodes, away from home | 0.076 (0.056) | [-0.024, 0.187] | -0.033 (0.054) | [-0.139, 0.069] |
| Self total intimacy events | 0.860 (0.046)*** | [0.764, 0.948] | 0.903 (0.039)*** | [0.824, 0.977] |
| Partner total intimacy events | 0.119 (0.056)* | [0.005, 0.227] | 0.082 (0.048) | [-0.015, 0.169] |
Notes: Point estimates represent the median of the posterior parameter distribution. CI = credibility interval.
Time (1 = 5 P.M. – midnight, 0 = 1 A.M. – 4 P.M.);
day of the study: 1–56.
p < .05;
p < .001.
