Table 3.
Multilevel Model Examining Associations between Spouse Reports of Tense Marital Interactions and Spouse Engagement in Health-Related Social Control and Support
| Model 1: Main effects of control, support, and adherence | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fixed effect (SE) | t (124) | |
| Intercept | 2.22 (.12) | 18.12*** |
| Level 1 variables | ||
| Control | .97 (.26) | 3.75*** |
| Support | −.41 (.18) | −2.35* |
| Adherence | −.41 (.17) | −2.37* |
| Level 2 variables | ||
| Illness duration (patient) | <.01 (.01) | .28 |
| Number of health conditions (patient) | .01 (.10) | .07 |
| Marital quality | −.79 (.14) | −5.46*** |
| Cross-level interactions | ||
| Control × patient health conditions | .43 (.20) | 2.19* |
| Control × illness duration | .05 (.03) | 2.00* |
| Level 1 variance | 5.78 | |
Note. Control refers to health-related social control; support refers to health-related social support; adherence refers to patients’ dietary adherence. SE = standard error. Analyses also controlled for tense marital interactions reported on the previous day (level 1) and within-person means of control, support, and adherence (level 2).
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