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Index parents
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Intimate partners
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BD
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Healthy control
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Of adults with BD
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Of healthy controls
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M (SD)
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M (SD)
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F
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η2
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M (SD)
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M (SD)
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F
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η2
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Personality (NEO-PI-R)a
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n = 55
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n = 47
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n = 59
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n = 43
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Neuroticism
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60.40 (12.70)
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45.11 (8.80)
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33.41**
|
.25
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50.49 (10.20)
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44.58 (8.70)
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7.41**
|
.07
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Extraversion
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48.47 (9.11)
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51.45 (7.35)
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1.62
|
.02
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47.10 (7.87)
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52.67 (7.22)
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11.08**
|
.10
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Openness
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50.95 (10.50)
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52.85 (8.65)
|
.01
|
.00
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48.20 (8.35)
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50.98 (7.04)
|
.99
|
.01
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Agreeableness
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49.56 (9.74)
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54.04 (6.74)
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4.08*
|
.04
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51.19 (8.41)
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49.67 (8.77)
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1.14
|
.01
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Conscientiousness
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44.44 (11.10)
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50.43 (6.07)
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6.25*
|
.06
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50.18 (9.84)
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51.42 (7.74)
|
.19
|
.00
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Negative life events (LES)b
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n = 48
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n = 32
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n = 28
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n = 33
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Dependent
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2.83 (1.98)
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1.09 (1.28)
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13.41**
|
.15
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1.93 (1.33)
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1.58 (1.56)
|
.90
|
.02
|
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Independent
|
.44 (.62)
|
.31 (.59)
|
.89
|
.01
|
.32 (.55)
|
.39 (.55)
|
.25
|
.00
|
|
Coping skills (CISS)c
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n = 55
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n = 47
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n = 58
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n = 43
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Task-oriented
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44.80 (10.80)
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51.60 (9.75)
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5.82*
|
.06
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49.40 (8.85)
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51.88 (8.11)
|
.98
|
.01
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Emotion-focused
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55.27 (10.40)
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46.70 (8.68)
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11.39**
|
.10
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49.90 (8.79)
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45.63 (7.51)
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5.69*
|
.06
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Avoidance-oriented
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53.04 (11.90)
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44.62 (9.24)
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15.10**
|
.13
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48.34 (9.63)
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46.37 (10.6)
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1.07
|
.01
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Social support (ASSI)d
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n = 55
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n = 47
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n = 59
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n = 43
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Size of social network
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10.04 (6.66)
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17.85 (13.80)
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7.65**
|
.07
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10.25 (7.74)
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16.60 (12.40)
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8.66**
|
.08
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Satisfaction with social network
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25.53 (3.56)
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28.30 (2.01)
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17.78**
|
.15
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25.98 (3.46)
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28.23 (2.45)
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11.80**
|
.11
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|
Amount of social contact
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6.27 (6.98)
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12.47 (11.8)
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7.08**
|
.07
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7.61 (7.91)
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12.65 (11.8)
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5.47*
|
.05
|
|
Satisfaction with social contact
|
4.25 (.95)
|
4.74 (.61)
|
6.40*
|
.06
|
4.14 (.97)
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4.63 (.691)
|
7.09**
|
.07
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|
Marital adjustment (DAS)e
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n = 38
|
n = 45
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n = 43
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n = 40
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Consensus
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50.87 (7.80)
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53.62 (5.66)
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2.46
|
.03
|
49.77 (8.12)
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52.88 (6.54)
|
4.89*
|
.06
|
|
Affectional expression
|
8.24 (2.50)
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9.31 (1.81)
|
7.05**
|
.08
|
8.00 (2.66)
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9.10 (2.41)
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3.47
|
.04
|
|
Satisfaction
|
35.71 (7.70)
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39.56 (4.46)
|
5.54*
|
.07
|
32.63 (8.90)
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39.53 (4.83)
|
17.49**
|
.18
|
|
Cohesion
|
13.79 (5.48)
|
16.18 (3.51)
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4.94*
|
.06
|
13.81 (5.49)
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15.68 (4.04)
|
3.60
|
.04
|
|
Verbal aggression (CTS)f
|
n = 38
|
n = 45
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n = 44
|
n = 41
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|---|
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From partner
|
18.39 (21.60)
|
8.62 (11.60)
|
3.97*
|
.05
|
14.98 (21.00)
|
10.61 (10.8)
|
.41
|
.01
|
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Towards partner
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16.71 (21.90)
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8.73 (9.78)
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3.76
|
.05
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23.73 (26.80)
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8.95 (9.31)
|
8.11**
|
.09
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- T-scores were used for the Personality and Coping Skills subcategories, *p < .05, **p < .01
- BD: bipolar disorder
- aFrom the NEO Personality Inventory-Revised
- bFrom the Life Events Scale
- cFrom the Coping Inventory of Stressful Situations
- dFrom the Arizona Social Support Interview
- eFrom the Dyadic Adjustment Scale
- fFrom the Conflict Tactic Scale
