Table 4.
Multilevel Model Examining Associations between Spouse Reports of Enjoyable Marital Interactions and Spouse Engagement in Health-Related Social Control and Support
| Model 1: Main effects of control, support, and adherence | Model 2: Interactive effects of control, support, and adherence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed effect (SE) | t (124) | Fixed effect (SE) | t (124) | |
| Intercept | 8.15 (.12) | 67.67*** | 8.15 (.12) | 67.68*** |
| Level 1 variables | ||||
| Control | −.32 (.17) | −1.82 | −.29 (.20) | −1.46 |
| Support | .41 (.11) | 3.89*** | .47 (.12) | 4.08*** |
| Adherence | .40 (.11) | 3.59** | .44 (.11) | 3.84*** |
| Control × Support | ________ | ______ | .13 (.22) | .60 |
| Control × Adherence | ________ | ______ | .71 (.30) | 2.33* |
| Support × Adherence | ________ | ______ | .10 (.19) | .53 |
| Level 2 variables | ||||
| Illness duration (patient) | .03 (.01) | 1.86 | .03 (.01) | 1.83 |
| Number of health conditions (patient) | .16 (.09) | 1.71 | .16 (.09) | 1.69 |
| Marital quality | .94 (.14) | 6.63*** | .94 (.14) | 6.66*** |
| Level 1 variance | 1.73 | 1.66 | ||
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 enjoyable marital interactions reported on the previous day (level 1) and within-person means of control, support, and adherence (level 2).
*
p < .05;
**
p < .01;
***
p < .001.