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Couples
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|---|
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One partner with BD
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Two healthy control partners
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|---|
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M (SD)
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M (SD)
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F
|
η2
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|---|
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Personality (NEO-PI-R)a
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n = 58
|
n = 47
| | |
|---|
|
Neuroticism
|
55.37 (7.43)
|
44.94 (7.35)
|
35.86**
|
.26
|
|
Extraversion
|
47.88 (6.45)
|
52.10 (5.56)
|
7.80**
|
.07
|
|
Openness
|
49.68 (7.70)
|
52.10 (6.46)
|
.13
|
.00
|
|
Agreeableness
|
50.11 (6.81)
|
52.16 (5.71)
|
.51
|
.01
|
|
Conscientiousness
|
47.12 (7.73)
|
51.06 (5.45)
|
6.21*
|
.06
|
|
Negative life events (LES)b
|
n = 48
|
n = 33
| | |
|---|
|
Dependent
|
2.55 (1.47)
|
1.32 (1.17)
|
13.17**
|
.14
|
|
Independent
|
.40 (.48)
|
.35 (.40)
|
.61
|
.01
|
|
Coping skills (CISS)c
|
n = 57
|
n = 47
| | |
|---|
|
Task-oriented
|
46.93 (7.43)
|
51.60 (7.20)
|
5.51*
|
.05
|
|
Emotion-focused
|
52.56 (7.13)
|
46.19 (6.08)
|
13.41**
|
.12
|
|
Avoidance-oriented
|
51.33 (8.15)
|
45.38 (7.60)
|
14.20**
|
.12
|
|
Social support (ASSI)d
|
n = 58
|
n = 47
| | |
|---|
|
Size of social network
|
10.16 (5.72)
|
17.20 (9.22)
|
12.52**
|
.11
|
|
Satisfaction with social network
|
25.75 (2.89)
|
28.27 (1.85)
|
21.07**
|
.17
|
|
Amount of social contact
|
7.00 (6.02)
|
12.45 (8.10)
|
8.73**
|
.08
|
|
Satisfaction with social contact
|
4.19 (.76)
|
4.70 (.50)
|
10.33**
|
.09
|
|
Marital adjustment (DAS)e
|
n = 45
|
n = 46
| | |
|---|
|
Consensus
|
50.39 (6.72)
|
53.52 (5.44)
|
6.51*
|
.07
|
|
Affectional expression
|
8.08 (2.41)
|
9.23 (1.95)
|
6.65*
|
.07
|
|
Satisfaction
|
34.07 (7.80)
|
39.72 (4.22)
|
15.83**
|
.15
|
|
Cohesion
|
14.04 (4.89)
|
16.15 (3.32)
|
5.25*
|
.06
|
|
Verbal aggression (CTS)f
|
n = 45
|
n = 45
| | |
|---|
|
Inter-partner
|
18.45 (19.47)
|
9.44 (9.34)
|
3.46
|
.04
|
- Due to non-independence of data and to obtain a global estimate of couple functioning, mean scores across all available parents. when there was more than one parent in a family were used (number of single-parent families = 11 (7 BD))
- 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
