Table 5.

Fixed and Random Coefficients for Trajectories of Parenting Daily Hassles among Adoptive Parents

	Adoptive Mother (Model 1)				Adoptive Father (Model 1)
	Frequency		Intensity		Frequency		Intensity
	Coefficients	SE	Coefficients	SE	Coefficients	SE	Coefficients	SE
Intercept	29.10**	1.53	24.83**	2.42	28.07**	1.48	23.17**	1.91
Fertility problemsa	0.18	1.12	−0.48	1.62	0.69	1.07	0.03	1.35
Age	1.17*	0.72	1.91*	0.96	3.12**	0.63	3.56**	0.87
Fertility problems × Age	2.60**	0.76	2.49**	1.01	0.33	0.69	0.07	0.95
Age2	−0.19*	0.13	−0.27*	0.17	−0.51**	0.12	−0.58**	0.16
Fertility problems × Age2	−0.45**	0.13	−0.43	0.18	−0.06	0.13	0.04	0.17
Variance Components
Level 1
Within-person	5.81**	0.37	9.93**	0.65	7.15**	0.44	14.35**	0.85
Level 2
In intercept	26.13**	4.13	55.94**	7.87	32.78**	5.21	50.68**	7.96
In linear slope	−3.31**	1.04	−3.57**	1.90	−6.53**	1.32	−1.38**	2.21
Goodness-of-fit
−2 Residual log likelihood	9418.0		10358.0		8687.8		9439.4

Note. Covariates (child fussiness and first-time parenthood status) are not included in the table.

^aFertility problems = 0 for fertile adoptive mothers, 1 for infertile adoptive mothers.

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01.