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Table 2 APIM hierarchical multiple regression analyses predicting adjustment disorder and depressive symptoms from controls, interpersonal emotion regulation, and intrapersonal emotion regulation (males reporting a stressful event: N = 73; females reporting a stressful event: N = 73)

From: Intra- and interpersonal emotion regulation and adjustment symptoms in couples: The role of co-brooding and co-reappraisal

  

Males

  

Females

  

Steps

Predictor

β

95 % CI

ΔR2

β

95 % CI

ΔR2

 

Preoccupation (ADNM)

control + interpersonal ER

own co-brooding

0.32*

[0.16, 2.37]

.13*

0.22

[−0.28, 1.95]

.1

partner co-brooding

0.13

[–0.61, 1.68]

 

−0.16

[−1.99, 0.50]

 

own co-reappraisal

0.14

[−0.25, 0.99]

 

−0.20

[−1.53, 0.16]

 

partner co-reappraisal

0.13

[-0.30, 1.04]

 

−0.07

[-0.91, 0.54]

 

control + interpersonal ER + intrapersonal ER

own co-brooding

0.36*

[0.28, 2.56]

.06

0.27

[-0.08, 2.15]

.13*

partner co-brooding

0.07

[−0.89, 1.45]

 

−0.13

[−1.77, 0.62]

 

own co-reappraisal

0.11

[−0.37, 0.93]

 

−0.15

[−1.32, 0.33]

 

partner co-reappraisal

0.20

[−0.14, 1.27]

 

−0.11

[−1.03, 0.40]

 

own reappraisal (ERQ)

−0.09

[−0.77, 0.34]

 

0.01

[−0.59, 0.64]

 

partner reappraisal (ERQ)

−0.26*

[−1.19,−0.02]

 

0.11

[−0.35, 0.95]

 

own brooding (RSQ)

−0.02

[−0.24, 0.20]

 

0.30*

[0.06, 0.50]

 

partner brooding (RSQ)

−0.05

[−0.25, 0.17]

 

−0.18

[−0.51, 0.09]

 
  

total R2

.27

 

total R2

.31*

 
 

Failure to adapt (ADNM)

control + interpersonal ER

own co-brooding

0.31*

[0.13, 1.48]

.1

0.18

[−0.25, 1.02]

.1

partner co-brooding

0.05

[−0.56, 0.83]

 

0.06

[−0.55, 0.87]

 

own co-reappraisal

0.01

[−0.37, 0.40]

 

−0.17

[−0.81, 0.16]

 

partner co-reappraisal

0.09

[−0.24, 0.58]

 

−0.09

[−0.56, 0.27]

 

control + interpersonal ER + intrapersonal ER

own co-brooding

0.26*

[−0.03, 1.38]

.04

0.24

[−0.11, 1.16]

.13*

partner co-brooding

0.06

[−0.55, 0.89]

 

0.10

[−0.42, 0.95]

 

own co-reappraisal

0.05

[−0.32, 0.49]

 

−0.11

[−0.69, 0.26]

 

partner co-reappraisal

0.07

[−0.31, 0.56]

 

−0.12

[−0.60, 0.22]

 

own reappraisal (ERQ)

0.03

[−0.30, 0.38]

 

0.04

[−0.30, 0.41]

 

partner reappraisal (ERQ)

0.01

[−0.34, 0.38]

 

0.07

[−0.27, 0.48]

 

own brooding (RSQ)

0.21

[−0.01, 0.25]

 

0.29*

[0.03, 0.28]

 

partner brooding (RSQ)

−0.06

[−0.16, 0.09]

 

−0.21

[−0.31, 0.03]

 
  

total R2

.35*

 

total R2

.3*

 
 

Depression (CES-D)

control + interpersonal ER

own co-brooding

0.31*

[0.45, 6.87]

.08

0.06

[−2.50, 3.70]

.17*

partner co-brooding

−0.05

[−3.92, 2.72]

 

0.02

[−3.23, 3.68]

 

own co-reappraisal

−0.09

[−2.47, 1.15]

 

−0.39**

[−6.05,−1.34]

 

partner co-reappraisal

0.00

[−1.96, 1.93]

 

−0.11

[−2.88, 1.14]

 

control + interpersonal ER + intrapersonal ER

own co-brooding

0.24

[−0.22, 5.94]

.15*

0.09

[−2.12, 4.13]

.11

partner co-brooding

−0.05

[−3.80, 2.51]

 

0.05

[−2.68, 4.04]

 

own co-reappraisal

0.00

[−1.76, 1.77]

 

−0.32*

[−5.42,−0.77]

 

partner co-reappraisal

−0.02

[−2.11, 1.70]

 

−0.13

[−3.06, 0.95]

 

own reappraisal (ERQ)

−0.11

[−2.21, 0.79]

 

0.05

[−1.37, 2.10]

 

partner reappraisal (ERQ)

−0.05

[-1.95, 1.21]

 

0.04

[-1.53, 2.12]

 

own brooding (RSQ)

0.35**

[0.31, 1.48]

 

0.32*

[0.22, 1.46]

 

partner brooding (RSQ)

−0.15

[-0.95, 0.18]

 

−0.14

[-1.29, 0.38]

 
  

total R2

.39*

 

total R2

.32*

 
  1. Note. Control variables included age, relationship duration, partner also reports event, interpersonal and relationship-related nature of event (binary variables yes – no). APIM: multiple actor effects (association with own emotion regulation) and partner effects (association with partner’s emotion regulation). Co-brooding and co-reappraisal measured by IER interpersonal emotion regulation questionnaire (Co-brooding: composite score self- and partner’s perception), RSQ response style questionnaire, ERQ emotion regulation questionnaire, ADNM adjustment disorder new module, CES-D center for epidemiological studies- depression inventory
  2. p ≤ .1, *p < .05, **p < .001