Table 3.

Pearson Correlations Among Spousal Caregivers’ Background Characteristics, Categories of MCCs, and Caregiving Outcomes

Variable	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1. Age
2. Educational attainment	.13*
3. Concordant MCCs only	.01	−.07
4. Discordant MCCs only	.07	.01	−.18***
5. Concordant and discordant MCCs	−.01	−.09	−.21***	−.32***
6. Emotional caregiving difficulties	−.07	.11*	−.04	−.04	.24***
7. Physical caregiving difficulties	−.02	.03	−.08	.02	.25***	.56***
8. Caregiving gains	.02	−.17***	−.04	−.10	.04	−.12*	−.01

Note: MCCs = multiple chronic conditions. N = 359 spousal caregivers.

*p ≤ .05. **p ≤ .01. ***p ≤ .001.