Table 7.
Mediating effect of mindfulness level on marital quality and postpartum depression (n = 121)
|
Mediating relationship
|
c (Total effect)
|
a
|
b
|
a × b (ME value) |
a × b (Boot SE) |
a × b (z value) |
a × b (P value) |
a × b (95% Boot CI) |
c' (Direct effect)
|
| MPS→MAAS→SDS | -0.113 | 0.091 | -0.414e | -0.038 | 0.044 | -0.855 | 0.392 | -0.143-0.026 | -0.076 |
| MPS-MI→MAAS→SDS | -0.034 | -0.304 | -0.413e | 0.125 | 0.078 | 1.615 | 0.106 | -0.039-0.267 | -0.159 |
| MPS-FR→MAAS→SDS | -0.204 | 0.772d | -0.413e | -0.319 | 0.101 | -3.166 | 0.002 | -0.365-0.031 | 0.115 |
| MPS-MC→MAAS→SDS | 0.317d | -0.408e | -0.413e | 0.169 | 0.047 | 3.597 | < 0.001 | 0.022-0.206 | 0.149 |
d
P < 0.05.
e
P < 0.01.
a: Represents the regression coefficient of X to M; b: Represents the regression coefficient of M to Y; c: Represents the regression coefficient of X to Y, namely the total effect; c': Represents the regression coefficient of X to Y (when there is mediating variable M in the model), namely the direct effect; SAS: Self-rating anxiety scale; SDS: Self-rating depression scale; MPS: Marriage perception scale; MAAS: Mindful attention awareness scale; MPS-MI: MPS-Marital interaction; MPS-FR: MPS-Family relationship; MPS-MC: MPS-Marital conflict.