Table 5.

Results from Multilevel Models Predicting Trajectories of Parental Relationships from 1–5 Years after a Birth (W2–W4)

	1		2		3		4
Variable	B	SE B	B	SE B	B	SE B	B	SE B
Panel A: Relationship Quality
Initial Status	3.82***	0.19	3.88***	0.19	3.84***	0.19	3.90***	0.19
Time Off Work	0.15*	0.07	0.13	0.07
Length of Time Off					0.09**	0.03	0.07*	0.03
Father Involvement			0.15***	0.03			0.15***	0.03
Linear Rate of Change	0.05	0.06	0.03	0.06	0.05	0.06	0.03	0.06
Time Off Work	−0.01	0.02	−0.01	0.02
Length of Time Off					−0.01	0.01	−0.00	0.01
Father Involvement			−0.01	0.01			−0.01	0.01
Sobel-Goodman Test			0.02**				0.01**
Log-likelihood	−5030		−4961		−5030		−4961
Panel B: Relationship Support
Initial Status	2.64***	0.08	2.64***	0.08	2.66***	0.07	2.66***	0.07
Time Off Work	0.06**	0.02	0.06*	0.02
Length of Paternity Leave					0.02*	0.01	0.02*	0.01*
Father Involvement			0.01	0.01			0.01	0.01
Linear Rate of Change	0.04	0.02	0.04	0.02	0.04	0.02	0.04	0.02
Time Off Work	−0.00	0.01	−0.00	0.01
Length of Time Off					0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Father Involvement			−0.00	0.00			−0.00	0.00
Sobel-Goodman Test			0.00				0.00
Log-likelihood	−676		−653		−676		−653
Panel C: Coparenting Quality
Initial Status	2.64***	0.07	2.65***	0.07	2.66***	0.07	2.68***	0.06
Time Off Work	0.07**	0.02	0.06**	0.02
Length of Time Off					0.03*	0.01	0.02	0.01
Father Involvement			0.06***	0.01			0.06***	0.01
Linear Rate of Change	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.02
Time Off Work	0.00	0.01	0.00	0.01
Length of Time Off					−0.00	0.00	−0.00	0.00
Father Involvement			−0.00	0.00			−0.00	0.00
Sobel-Goodman Test			0.00*				0.00**
Log-likelihood	−656		−602		−659		−605

For Panels A and C, N = 1494 (4482 person-years). For Panel B, N = 1297 (3339 person-years). Models include all control variables described in the methods section.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.

^***p < .001.