Avoided arguments refer to events where the person could have argued but actively chose to avoid the disagreement (Charles et al., 2009). The WP avoided family argument effect was significant for African Americans (estimate = 0.08, SE = 0.02, p < .001) and for European Americans (estimate = 0.07, SE = 0.01, p < .001). NA was higher on days respondents avoided arguments with family compared to days without avoided arguments (Table 3, Model 1). The WP avoided family argument effect was also significant for PA, indicating that PA was lower on days both African Americans (estimate = −0.14, SE = 0.04, p < .001) and European Americans (estimate = −0.04, SE = 0.02, p < .01) avoided family arguments compared to days without avoided family arguments (Table 3, Model 2). The racial difference was significant, indicating that African Americans reported greater avoided family argument-related changes in PA than did European Americans.
