Table 4. Hierarchical multiple regressions predicting marital satisfaction for "pregnant" husbands and wives at time 1 and time 2

Pregnant Husband Time 1

 

Step One

Step Two

Step Three
 

Correl

Beta

Correl

Beta

Correl

Beta

Anxiety

-.30

-.22*

-.30

-.17

-.30

-.10

Discomfort

-.29

-.20

-.29

-.12

-.29

-.14

R Square = .12

            

Sensitivity

    

.26

.06

.26

-.01

Compulsive Caregiving

    

-.13

-.05

-.13

-.06

Proximity

    

.32

.18

.32

.08

Cooperation

    

.25

.05

.25

.02

R Square =.18

            

Sexual Desire

        

.23

.01

Sexual Satisfaction

        

.36

.24

Sexual Communication

        

.40

.05

R Square =.23

            

F = 3.03**

 

 

Pregnant Husband Time 2
 

Step One

Step Two

Step Three
 

Correl

Beta

Correl

Beta

Correl

Beta

Anxiety

-.18

-.10

-.18

-.02

-.18

-.01

Discomfort

-.33

-.30*

-.33

-.08

-.33

-.08

R Square = .12

            

Compulsive Caregiving

    

-.18

-.01

.18

-.08

Sensitivity

    

.53

.37**

.53

.30*

Proximity

    

.48

.23

.48

.01

Cooperation

    

.34

.03

.34

.07

R Square =.35

            

Sexual Satisfaction

        

.43

.12

Sexual Desire

        

.44

.30*

Sexual Communication

        

.41

.03

R Square =.44

            

F = 5.84**

 

 

 

 

 

Pregnant Wives Time 1
 

Step One

Step Two

Step Three
 

Correl

Beta

Correl

Beta

Correl

Beta

Anxiety

-.31

-.26*

-.31

-.08

-.31

-.08

Discomfort

-.24

-.12

-.24

-.05

-.24

-.04

R Square = .11

            

Proximity

    

.28

.05

.28

.03

Compulsive Caregiving

    

-.22

-.11

-.22

-.10

Cooperation

    

.30

.01

.30

-.05

Sensitivity

    

.47

.38**

.47

.33*

R Square =.26

            

Sexual Satisfaction

        

.46

.35*

Sexual Communication

        

.30

-.12

Sexual Desire

        

.28

.03

R Square =.34

            

F = 5.17**

 

 

Pregnant Wives Time 2
 

Step One

Step Two

Step Three
 

Correl

Beta

Correl

Beta

Correl

Beta

Anxiety

-.29

-.20

-.29

-.12

-.29

-.12

Discomfort

-.27

-.17

-.27

-.09

-.27

-.08

R Square = .11

            

Cooperation

    

.41

.20

.41

.17

Proximity

    

.34

.18

.34

.17

Compulsive Caregiving

    

-.33

-.18

-.33

-.18

Sensitivity

    

.41

.11

.41

.08

R Square =.30

            

Sexual Desire

        

.23

.05

Sexual Communication

        

.30

.19

Sexual Satisfaction

        

.30

-.07

R Square =.33

            

F = 3.43**

 

 

Table 5. Hierarchical multiple regressions predicting marital satisfaction for "comparison" husbands and wives at time 1 and time 2.

Comparison Husband Time 1

 

Step One

Step Two

Step Three
 

Correl

Beta

Correl

Beta

Correl

Beta

Anxiety

-.15

-.09

-.15

-.01

-.15

.07

Discomfort

-.20

-.17

-.20

-.08

-.20

.01

R Square = .05

            

Cooperation

    

.39

.24

.39

.29*

Sensitivity

    

.41

.22

.41

.12

Compulsive Caregiving

    

-.03

.02

-.03

.04

Proximity

    

.35

.09

.35

-.02

R Square =.22

            

Sexual Desire

        

.32

.11

Sexual Communication

        

.38

.06

Sexual Satisfaction

        

.52

.36**

R Square =.39

            

F = 6.10**

 

 

Comparison Husband Time 2
 

Step One

Step Two

Step Three
 

Correl

Beta

Correl

Beta

Correl

Beta

Anxiety

-.30

-.18

-.30

-.10

-.30

-.06

Discomfort

-.40

-.34**

-.40

-.16

-.40

-.07

R Square = .19

            

Sensitivity

    

.46

.28

.46

.23

Compulsive Caregiving

    

-.29

.03

-.29

-.03

Proximity

    

.35

-.09

.35

-.13

Cooperation

    

.54

.32

.54

.29

R Square =.36

            

Sexual Desire

        

-.10

-.23

Sexual Communication

        

.24

-.17

Sexual Satisfaction

        

.42

.44*

R Square =.44

            

F = 4.82**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comparison Wives Time 1
 

Step One

Step Two

Step Three
 

Correl

Beta

Correl

Beta

Correl

Beta

Anxiety

-.30

-.24*

-.30

-.18

-.30

-.16

Discomfort

-.26

-.17

-.26

-.12

-.26

-.04

R Square = .12

            

Cooperation

    

.31

.21

.31

.16

Compulsive Caregiving

    

-.18

-.02

-.18

-.04

Proximity

    

.17

-.01

.17

.01

Sensitivity

    

.39

.22*

.39

.15

R Square =.24

            

Sexual Desire

        

.33

.06

Sexual Communication

        

.37

.12

Sexual Satisfaction

        

.41

.16

R Square =.30

            

F = 4.06**

 

 

Comparison Wives Time 2
 

Step One

Step Two

Step Three
 

Correl

Beta

Correl

Beta

Correl

Beta

Anxiety

-.24

-.20

-.24

-.07

-.24

-.06

Discomfort

-.18

-.09

-.18

-.09

-.18

-.10

R Square = .06

            

Cooperation

    

.45

.35*

.45

.35*

Sensitivity

    

.46

.38*

.46

.23

Compulsive Caregiving

    

-.37

-.01

-.37

-.05

Proximity

    

.12

-.24

.12

-.28

R Square =.33

            

Sexual Communication

        

.32

.01

Sexual Desire

        

.35

-.25

Sexual Satisfaction

        

.49

.45*

R Square =.41

            

F = 3.80**