Table 2.
Longitudinal Actor-Partner Interdependence Model Examining the Dyadic Effects of Individual-Level and Couple-Level Discordant Conditions on Depressive Symptoms for Wives and Husbands
| Parameter | Model 1 | Model 2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wife depressive symptoms | Husband depressive symptoms | Wife depressive symptoms | Husband depressive symptoms | |||||
| b | SE | b | SE | b | SE | b | SE | |
| Step 1 | ||||||||
| Actor Age | −.02*** | .00 | −.01** | .00 | −.02*** | .00 | −.01** | .00 |
| Actor Minority status | .08 | .06 | .07 | .05 | .08 | .06 | .07 | .05 |
| Actor Education in years | −.13*** | .01 | −.09*** | .01 | −.13*** | .01 | −.08*** | .01 |
| Actor Negative marital quality at baseline | .46*** | .06 | .26*** | .06 | .46*** | .06 | .26*** | .06 |
| Partner Negative marital quality at baseline | .12 | .07 | .27*** | .06 | .12 | .07 | .27*** | .06 |
| Actor Total chronic conditions in same wave | .01 | .06 | .01 | .04 | .00 | .06 | −.01 | .04 |
| Partner Total chronic conditions in same wave | −.02 | .05 | −.06 | .05 | −.02 | .05 | −.07 | .05 |
| Time | .00 | .02 | .00 | .02 | .00 | .02 | .00 | .02 |
| Actor Depressive symptoms in previous wave | −.35*** | .02 | −.30*** | .02 | −.35*** | .02 | −.30*** | .02 |
| Actor Individual-level discordant conditions | .16*** | .04 | .12*** | .03 | .15*** | .04 | .09** | .03 |
| Partner Individual-level discordant conditions | −.01 | .03 | .02 | .03 | −.02 | .04 | −.01 | .03 |
| Couple-level discordant conditions | .03 | .04 | .12*** | .03 | ||||
| −2 Log Likelihood | 29603.818 | 29590.974 | ||||||
| Change in −2 Log Likelihood (Model 1 ➔ Model 2) | 12.844** | |||||||
| Step 2 | ||||||||
| Actor Individual-level discordant conditions × Time | .05* | .02 | .04* | .02 | .05* | .02 | .05** | .02 |
| Partner Individual-level discordant conditions × Time | −.00 | .02 | .00 | .02 | −.00 | .02 | .01 | .02 |
| Couple-level discordant conditions × Time | −.01 | .03 | −.03 | .02 | ||||
| −2 Log Likelihood | 29591.554 | 29575.920 | ||||||
| Change in −2 Log Likelihood (Step 1 ➔ Step 2) | 12.264* | 15.054* |
Note: N = 1,116 couples. Estimates are presented from each step of the models.
*p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.