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Table 5 Relationship satisfaction (RS) as a buffer for men.

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

Relationship satisfaction (own)

Self-esteem (SD-scored)

First time motherhood (0,1)

Unemployment (0,1)

Somatic disease (SD-scored)

Family income (SD-scored)

Partner's distress (SD-scored)

Partner's self-esteem (SD-scored)

Partner's RS (SD-scored)

Partner's social support

Low

-0.53 (-0.58,-0.47)

0.29 (0.13, 0.45)

0.59 (0.28, 0.90)

0.20 (0.14, 0.25)

-0.21 (-0.29,-0.13)

0.15 (0.08, 0.22)

-0.01 (-0.08, 0.06)

-0.11 (-0.16, -0.05)

-0.06 (-0.13, 0.01)

Moderate

-0.36 (-0.38,-0.34)

0.16 (0.12, 0.21)

0.53 (0.42, 0.64)

0.22 (0.20, 0.24)

-0.11 (-0.14,-0.09)

0.16 (0.13, 0.18)

-0.04 (-0.06,-0.01)

-0.01 (-0.03, 0.01)

0.00 (-0.03, 0.02)

High

-0.25 (-0.25,-0.24)

0.09 (0.07, 0.10)

0.48 (0.44, 0.52)

0.15 (0.14, 0.16)

-0.07 (-0.08,-0.06)

0.13 (0.12, 0.14)

-0.02 (-0.03,-0.01)

-0.03 (-0.05,-0.02)

0.00 (-0.01, 0.00)

  1. Significant interaction effects (p < 0.001) between relationship satisfaction and nine 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 Relationship satisfaction', 'Education X Relationship satisfaction', 'Partner's unemployment X Relationship satisfaction', Partner's somatic disease X Relationship satisfaction', 'Partner's education X Relationship satisfaction'