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Published in final edited form as: Infant Ment Health J. 2012 Sep 25;34(2):104–116. doi: 10.1002/imhj.21359

TABLE 6.

Stepwise Regression Model for the Relationship Between Parental Interactive Behaviors and Parental Thoughts at Time 2 (3–4 Months’) Postpartum

Maternal Sensitivity				Maternal Intrusiveness				Paternal Sensitivity
Predictors	b (SE)	R²	ΔF	Predictors	b (SE)	R²	ΔF	Predictors	b (SE)	R²	ΔF
AITHAB	−.98 (.40)	.25	–	Experience	−.79 (.35)^*	.06	1.13	Experience	1.13 (.34)^**	.01	1.24
				BDI	.09 (.04)^*	.19	2.62	AITHAB	2.26 (.97)^*	.12	3.15^**
				POSITIVE PARENTING	−.08 (.03)^*	.26	1.32	CARE	.06 (.02)^**	.30	4.97^*
				POSITIVE BABY	.18 (.09)^†	.44	4.39^†	POSITIVE PARENTING	−.24 (.09)^*	.31	1.17
								POSITIVE BABY	−.13 (.09)^*	.48	5.53^*

Note. BDI = Beck Depression Inventory; CARE = thoughts and actions associated with parental caregiving. RELATIONSHIP = thoughts and actions associated with relationship building. PREOCCUPATION = Parental exclusive mental and behavioral focus on infant; AITHAB = anxious intrusive thoughts and harm avoidant behaviors experienced/performed by parents. POSITIVE PARENTING = perception of positive experience with parenting; POSITIVE BABY = perception of positive experience with baby. R² total (maternal sensitivity) = .25; F (1, 18) = 5.97, p < .05; R² total (maternal intrusiveness) = .44; F (4, 14) = 2.71, p < .10; R² total (paternal sensitvity) = .48; F (5, 13) = 4.27, p < .05.

^†

p < .10.

p < .05.

^**

p < .01.

^***

p < .001.