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Table 6 Partner's relationship satisfaction as a buffer for women.

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

Relationship satisfaction (partner's)

Self-esteem (SD-scored)

First time motherhood (0,1)

Education (SD-scored)

Social support (SD-scored)

Relationship satisfaction (SD-scored)

Family income (SD-scored)

Unemployment (0,1)

Low

-0.38 (-0.43,-0.33)

0.35 (0.23, 0.47)

-0.14 (-0.20,-0.08)

-0.15 (-0.20,-0.10)

-0.35 (-0.38,-0.31)

-0.03 (-0.09, 0.03)

0.29 (0.07, 0.52)

Moderate

-0.35 (-0.37,-0.34)

0.24 (0.21, 0.28)

-0.08 (-0.10,-0.06)

-0.08 (-0.10,-0.06)

-0.31 (-0.33,-0.29)

-0.11 (-0.13,-0.09)

0.34 (0.25, 0.42)

High

-0.29 (-0.30,-0.28)

0.13 (0.11, 0.14)

-0.05 (-0.06,-0.05)

-0.06 (-0.07,-0.05)

-0.25 (-0.26,-0.24)

-0.09 (-0.10,-0.08)

0.25 (0.21, 0.29)

  1. Significant interaction effects (p < 0.001) between the partner's relationship satisfaction and seven 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 'Somatic disease X Partner's relationship satisfaction' 'Partner's self-esteem X Partner's relationship satisfaction', 'Partner's unemployment X Partner's relationship satisfaction', Partner's somatic disease X Partner's relationship satisfaction', 'Partner's education X Partner's relationship satisfaction', 'Partner's social support X Partner's relationship satisfaction', 'Partner's distress X Partner's relationship satisfaction'