Table 2.

Models of the Relationship between Husbands’ Temporary International Labor Migration and Husbands’ and Wives’ Marital Quality in 2014 (standardized)

	Husbands			Wives
	Fewer disagreements (1)	Less criticism (2)	More love for spouse (3)	Fewer disagreements (4)	Less criticism (5)	More love for spouse (6)
Husbands’ migrant status
Is a migrant (ref: not a migrant)	0.21*	0.27*	0.25*	0.04	0.16	0.22†
	0.11	0.13	0.12	0.14	0.12	0.12
Spouses’ marital quality in 2008, standardized (larger values = higher marital quality)
Disagree	0.30***			0.15*
	0.07			0.07
Criticism			0.35***		0.17***
			0.06		0.05
Love for spouse			0.08			0.13*
			0.06			0.06
Constant	−0.10	−0.25	1.16**	−0.30	−0.35	−0.27
	0.64	0.73	0.48	0.63	0.59	0.57
p-value	.00	.00	.00	.00	.00	.00
R	13.2	14.5	9.9	10.1	10.2	16.7
N	267	267	267	267	267	267

Note: Estimates represent results from linear regression models, with SEs. All models control for marital characteristics and other important factors, assessed in 2008. Marital quality measures are standardized; greater values indicate higher quality marriage.

^†p < .10

^*p < .05

^**p < .01

^***p < .001; two-tailed tests.