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Table 4 Relationship satisfaction (RS) as a buffer for women.

From: The buffering effect of relationship satisfaction on emotional distress in couples

Relationship satisfaction (own)

Self-esteem (SD-scored)

First time motherhood (0,1)

Education (SD-scored)

Somatic disease (SD-scored)

Social support (SD-scored)

Family income (SD-scored)

Partner's distress (SD-scored)

Partner's RS (SD-scored)

Partner unemployed (0,1)

Partner's education (SD-scored)

Low

-0.40 (-0.44,-0.35)

0.37 (0.26, 0.48)

-0.11 (-0.17,-0.06)

0.13 (0.09, 0.17)

-0.15 (-0.20,-0.11)

-0.10 (-0.16,-0.05)

0.13 (0.09, 0.17)

-0.07 (-0.11,-0.03)

0.19 (-0.02, 0.39)

-0.02 (-0.07, 0.03)

Moderate

-0.37 (-0.39,-0.35)

0.26 (0.21, 0.30)

-0.10 (-0.12,-0.08)

0.16 (0.14, 0.18)

-0.07 (-0.09,-0.05)

-0.12 (-0.15,-0.10)

0.12 (0.10, 0.14)

0.00 (-0.02, 0.02)

0.16 (0.06, 0.26)

0.05 (0.03, 0.07)

High

-0.29 (-0.30,-0.28)

0.12 (0.11, 0.14)

-0.05 (-0.06,-0.04)

0.14 (0.13, 0.15)

-0.06 (-0.07,-0.06)

-0.08 (-0.09,-0.07)

0.12 (0.11, 0.13)

-0.02 (-0.03,-0.01)

0.12 (0.07, 0.16)

0.02 (0.01, 0.03)

  1. Significant interaction effects (p < 0.001) between relationship satisfaction and ten predictors on women's emotional distress. Main effects (b (95% CI)) for various strata with low, moderate, and high relationship satisfaction
  2. No significant interaction effect (p > 0.001) was found for 'Unemployment X Relationship satisfaction', Partner's self-esteem X Relationship satisfaction', Partner's social support X Relationship satisfaction' and Partner's somatic disease X Relationship satisfaction'