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Table 7 Partner's relationship satisfaction as a buffer for men.

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)

Relationship satisfaction (SD-scored)

Somatic disease (SD-scored)

Family income (SD-scored)

Partner's distress (SD-scored)

Low

-0.40 (-0.45,-0.36)

0.23 (0.10, 0.35)

-0.38 (-0.42,-0.34)

0.20 (0.16, 0.25)

-0.17 (-0.23,-0.11)

0.17 (0.12, 0.22)

Moderate

-0.36 (-0.39,-0.34)

0.18 (0.13, 0.22)

-0.26 (-0.28,-0.24)

0.20 (0.18, 0.22)

-0.13 (-0.16,-0.11)

0.14 (0.12, 0.16)

High

-0.25 (-0.26,-0.24)

0.09 (0.07, 0.10)

-0.20 (-0.21,-0.19)

0.16 (0.15, 0.17)

-0.07 (-0.08,-0.06)

0.13 (0.12, 0.14)

  1. Significant interaction effects (p < 0.001) between the partner's relationship satisfaction and six predictors on men'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 'Social support X Partner's relationship satisfaction', 'Unemployment X Partner's relationship satisfaction', 'Education X Partner's relationship satisfaction', 'Partner's self-esteem X Partner's relationship satisfaction', 'Partner's social support X Partner's relationship satisfaction','Partner's unemployment X Partner's relationship satisfaction', 'Partner's somatic disease X Partner's relationship satisfaction', and 'Partner's education X Partner's relationship satisfaction'