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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Consult Clin Psychol. 2012 Mar 5;80(4):636–648. doi: 10.1037/a0027532

Table 3. Indirect effect of hypothesized mediators on the relationship of Major Depressive Syndrome (MDS) or Anxiety Syndrome (AS) with postpartum relapse.

MDS
AS
Hypothesized mediators B BC 95% CI PME B BC 95% CI PME
Simple Mediation

Negative Reinforcement/Negative Affect
Negative afffect control by other means .06* (0.00, 0.19) 15.3 .07* (0.01, 0.18) 11.8
Self-efficacy Negative/Affective .19*** (0.08, 0.38) 44.0 .12* (0.02, 0.27) 21.0
Negative Reinforcement Motives .18** (0.06, 0.36) 39.0 .13** (0.04, 0.28) 23.4
Positive Reinforcement/Positive Affect
Self-efficacy Positive/Social .11* (0.02, 0.27) 23.0 .11* (0.03, 0.27) 19.4
Positive Reinforcement Motives .10* (0.01, 0.25) 21.0 .08* (0.01, 0.21) 13.6
Primary Dependence
Automaticity .12** (0.03, 0.31) 25.9 .12** (0.03, 0.30) 21.1
Tolerance .08* (0.01, 0.22) 16.5 .07* (0.00, 0.21) 12.4
Self-efficacy Habitual/Addictive .10* (0.02, 0.27) 22.9 .08* (0.01, 0.22) 14.2
Other Secondary Dependence Motives
Cue Exposure .14** (0.05, 0.29) 30.3 .13** (0.05, 0.27) 21.9
Social Environmental Goads .11* (0.00, 0.25) 24.3 .07* (0.01, 0.19) 11.6

Multiple Mediation

Negative Reinforcement/Negative Affect
Negative Affect control by other means .02 (−0.05, 0.12) 3.9 .01 (−0.06, 0.11) 2.0
Self-efficacy Negative/Affective .15** (0.04, 0.35) 35.1 .10* (0.02, 0.26) 16.6
Negative Reinforcement Motives .08 (−0.05, 0.24) 17.8 .05 (−0.05, 0.18) 7.5
Overall Model .25** (0.11, 0.45) 56.8 .16* (0.03, 0.33) 26.1
Positive Reinforcement/Positive Affect
Self-efficacy Positive/Social .10* (0.01, 0.27) 20.9 .10* (0.02, 0.26) 16.6
Positive Reinforcement Motives .05 (−0.04, 0.19) 9.8 .04 (−0.03, 0.16) 6.2
Overall Model .15* (0.03, 0.32) 30.7 .14* (0.03, 0.30) 22.8
Primary Dependence
Tolerance −.01 (−0.15, 0.11) 2.2 −.01 (−0.15, 0.11) 1.7
Automaticity .10 (−0.01, 0.34) 15.9 .10 (−0.03, 0.32) 13.3
Self-efficacy Habit/Addictive .07 (−0.01, 0.22) 11.1 .06 (−0.004, 0.20) 7.6
Overall Model .16* (0.03, 0.34) 24.7 .15* (0.04, 0.32) 19.2
Other Secondary Dependence Motives
Cue Exposure .12** (0.03, 0.27) 26.4 .11* (0.02, 0.24) 17.4
Social Environmental Goads .07 (−0.05, 0.21) 14.5 .04 (−0.02, 0.14) 7.0
Overall Model .18** (0.05, 0.36) 40.9 .15** (0.05, 0.31) 24.4

Note. Only variables related to MDS or AS and relapse at p < .10 were included in calculating indirect effects. Covariates include age, education, ethnicity/race, partner status, and treatment group. BC= Bias Corrected; PME= Proportion of mediated effect.

*

p ≤ .05

**

p ≤ .01

***

p ≤ .001