Table 6. Summary of hierarchical multiple regressions predicting marital satisfaction for "pregnant" and "comparison" husbands and wives at times 1 and 2. Variables from attachment, caregiving and sexuality systems are the independent variables. .(Note best predictors are coded as SxC : Sexual Communication, SxS: Sexual Satisfaction, SxD: Sexual Desire, CgS: Caregiving sensitivity, CgCoop: Caregiving Cooperation, CgComp: Caregiving Compulisive, CgP: Caregiving Proximity, AtA: Attachment Anxiety dimension.)
(*p<.05. ** p<.01.)
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"Pregnant" Husbands |
"Pregnant" Wives |
"Comparison" Husbands |
"Comparison" Wives |
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TIME 1 |
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|
|
|
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R squared |
.23 |
.34 |
.39 |
.30 |
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F |
3.03** |
5.17** |
6.10** |
4.06** |
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Best predictors |
SxC, SxS |
CgS*, SxS* |
CGCoop*, SxS** |
-AtA, CgCoop, CgS, SxS |
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Significant steps |
1 |
1, 2 & 3 |
2 & 3 |
1 & 2 |
|
TIME 2 |
|
|
|
|
|
R squared |
.44 |
.33 |
.44 |
.41 |
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F |
5.84** |
3.43** |
4.82** |
3.80** |
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Best predictors |
CgS*, SxD* |
CgCoop, CgP, CgComp, SxC |
SxS* |
CgCoop*, SxS* |
|
Significant steps |
1,2 & 3 |
1 & 2 |
1 & 2 |
2 |
|
Time 2 R squared - Time 1 R squared |
+.21 |
-.01 |
+.06 |
+.11 |