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Table 2 Effect of various risk factors on the level of emotional distress (scl-5 score) in 62,956 women

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

Risk/protection factor

Range (before z-transformation)

% exposed

Crude b

Adjusted bf

95% CI

Relationship satisfactiona

1-6

 

-0.31

-0.28

-0.29,-0.27

Partner's relationship satisfactiona

1-6

 

-0.19

-0.02

-0.03,-0.01

Partner's self-esteema

0-3

 

-0.13

-0.04

-0.05,-0.04

Social supporta

1-3

 

-0.12

-0.07

-0.07,-0.06

Family incomea

0-12

 

-0.18

-0.09

-0.09,-0.08

Unemploymentb

0, 1

4.3

0.51

0.27

0.24, 0.31

Partner's unemploymentc

0, 1

3.4

0.41

0.14

0.10, 0.18

Educationa

0-5

22.3e

-0.14

-0.06

-0.07,-0.05

Partner's educationa

0-5

22.6e

-0.08

0.02

0.02, 0.03

Somatic diseasea

  

0.17

0.14

0.13, 0.15

Partner's somatic diseasea

  

0.06

0.02

0.01, 0.02

First time motherhoodd

0, 1

48.8

0.07

0.16

0.14, 0.17

  1. All effects are significant, p < 0.001.
  2. a: Z-transformed, SD = 1. For all these risk factors, both the dependent and the independent variables are standardized. Thus, the reported adjusted b's equal Beta.
  3. b: SD = 0.20, β = 0.06, c:SD = 0.18, β = 0.03, d:SD = 0.50, β = 0.08
  4. e: frequency of top score (men's and women's education: more than 4 years university education).
  5. f: All predictors adjusted for all other predictors