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Table 2 Dyadic Multilevel GEE Model Results Predicting Parenting Sense of Competence 1 Model 2 β (SE) β (SE) Children’s disruptive behavior -0.37*** (0.07) -0.39*** (0.06) Coparenting 0.21** (0.07) 0.18** (0.06) Parent gender 0.00 (0.12) 0.02 (0.12) Coparenting x Children’s Disruptive Behavior 0.19*** (0.06) Note. 1 R2 = 0.237; Model 2 R2 = 0.272 Figure 1. Simple slopes illustration of Coparenting x Children’s Disruptive Behavior in association with parenting sense of competence (PSOC). Low = -1 SD, High = +1 SD