Table 5.

Results of linear regression analyses testing improvement in reflective functioning and representation quality as predictors of improvement in caregiving behavior in MTP mothers after controlling for child age (n = 23)

	Total Caregiving		Total Contingency
	R2 Δ	ß a	R2 Δ	ß a
Reflective functioning
Mean RF	.04*	.20	.01†	.12
Highest RF	.16**	.40	.16**	.39
Lowest RF	.11**	.36	.07*	.29

Representation quality
Coherence	.00	-.03	.03*	-.17
Sensitivity	.10*	.32	.04*	.20

^aStandardized beta weights

^†small effect (r² =.01)

^*medium effect (r² =.06)

^**large effect (r² =.14), (Cohen, 1988)