Table 4.

Mediation analyses results, taking each time perspective subscale as an independent variable, mindfulness as the mediator and each MCQ subscale as dependent variables

Dependent variable	Direct effect			Indirect effect
	Beta	SE	P	Beta	Boot SE	Boot CI
Model 1: Lack of cognitive confidence as the dependent variable
Past negative	0.03	0.08	0.698	− 0.001	0.004	− 0.01; 0.01
Past positive	− 0.20	0.08	0.019	0.003	0.01	− 0.02; 0.03
Present fatalistic	0.21	0.09	0.016	− 0.001	0.01	− 0.01; 0.01
Present hedonistic	0.05	0.08	0.543	0.004	0.02	− 0.03; 0.03
Future focused	− 0.20	0.09	0.034	0.01	0.02	− 0.03; 0.05
Model 2: Positive beliefs about worry as the dependent variable
Past negative	0.11	0.08	0.179	< 0.001	0.01	− 0.01; 0.01
Past positive	− 0.001	0.10	0.991	< 0.001	0.01	− 0.03; 0.03
Present fatalistic	0.21	0.10	0.033	< 0.001	0.01	− 0.01; 0.02
Present hedonistic	0.15	0.09	0.111	< 0.001	0.02	− 0.04; 0.03
Future focused	0.001	0.10	0.01; 0.99	< 0.001	0.02	− 0.05; 0.05
Model 3: Linear regression taking cognitive self-consciousness as the dependent variable
Past negative	− 0.01	0.07	0.882	− 0.004	0.01	− 0.03; 0.02
Past positive	0.06	0.07	0.425	0.03	0.02	0.003; 0.07a
Present fatalistic	0.01	0.08	0.936	− 0.01	0.02	− 0.04; 0.03
Present hedonistic	− 0.12	0.07	0.100	0.05	0.02	0.02; 0.10a
Future focused	0.25	0.08	0.002	0.06	0.02	0.02; 0.11a
Model 4: Negative beliefs about the uncontrollability and danger of thinking and worry as the dependent variable
Past negative	0.18	0.07	0.016	0.003	0.01	− 0.02; 0.02
Past positive	− 0.17	0.08	0.039	− 0.02	0.01	− 0.06; − 0.001a
Present fatalistic	0.28	0.08	0.001	0.01	0.01	− 0.02; 0.03
Present hedonistic	0.03	0.08	0.743	− 0.03	0.02	− 0.07; − 0.01a
Future focused	0.27	0.09	0.002	− 0.04	0.02	− 0.08; − 0.01a
Model 5: Need to control thoughts as the dependent variable
Past negative	− 0.02	0.07	0.749	− 0.003	0.004	− 0.01; 0.01
Past positive	− 0.07	0.07	0.313	0.002	0.01	− 0.02; 0.02
Present fatalistic	0.06	0.08	0.430	− 0.001	0.01	− 0.01; 0.01
Present hedonistic	0.05	0.07	0.468	0.003	0.01	− 0.02; 0.03
Future focused	0.14	0.08	0.079	0.004	0.02	− 0.03; 0.04

^aIndicates significant mediation