| Variables | Dependent Variable: Life Satisfaction | ||||
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | Model 5 | |
| Control variables |
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| Age | 0.13** | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Sex | 0.03 | −0.01 | −0.01 | −0.02 | −0.02 |
| Independent variables |
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| Spousal health |
| 0.08** | 0.08** | 0.07** | 0.08** |
| Optimism |
| 0.59** | 0.59** | 0.77** | 0.74** |
| SES |
| 0.18** | 0.18** | 0.09** | 0.07* |
| Interactions |
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| Optimism × SES |
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| −0.09** | 0.02 |
| Optimism × spousal health |
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| −0.07** | −0.17** | −0.12** |
| SES × spousal health |
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| 0.12** | 0.15** |
| Spousal health × optimism × SES |
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| −0.14** |
| R square | 0.02 | 0.45 |
| 0.46 | 0.46 |
| Adjusted R square | 0.02 | 0.45 |
| 0.46 | 0.46 |
| F-value | 27.37** | 489.69** |
| 321.90** | 288.73** |