Table 3.

Bootstrapping analyses examining whether outness comfort mediates the association between attachment and illness intrusiveness.

Variables	B	SE	t	p
Mediation Model 1
Anxious attachment → Outness comfort	−1.87	.53	−3.55	<.001
Anxious attachment → Illness intrusiveness	1.38	.45	3.08	.003
Outness comfort → Illness intrusiveness	−.23	.09	−2.46	.02
Mediation Model 2
Avoidant attachment → Outness comfort	−.67	.54	−1.25	.22
Avoidant attachment → Illness intrusiveness	.68	.45	1.52	.13
Outness comfort → Illness intrusiveness	−.29	.09	−3.21	.002
Indirect Effects	Estimate	SE	LL 95% CI	UL 95% CI
Mediation model 1	.43	.23	.09	1.04
Mediation model 2	.20	.17	−.05	.65