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. 2021 Feb 3;11:633709. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.633709

Table 7.

Regression analyses of mindful parenting scale predictors of parent outcome variables, for mothers of infants and children.

Mothers of children aged 3–18 years Mothers of infants aged 0–2 years
Model 1 Model 2 Model 1 Model 2
R2 β t sr2 R2 β t sr2 R2 β t sr2 R2 β t sr2
DASS Stress n = 167 n = 75
Predictors: 0.13*** 0.32*** 0.09** 0.38***
Parent age −0.26*** −3.56 0.07 −0.19** −2.69 0.03 – – – – – –
Mental healtha 0.22** 2.94 0.05 0.11 1.63 0.01 0.30** 2.67 0.09 0.20* 2.04 0.04
LFA −0.06 −0.69 0.00 −0.14 −1.21 0.01
CC 0.10 1.12 0.01 0.15 1.12 0.01
EAC −0.04 −0.58 0.00 0.15 1.36 0.02
NJAPF −0.30*** −3.36 0.05 −0.41*** −3.55 0.12
ENRP −0.20 −1.85 0.01 −0.11 −0.78 0.01
EAS 0.00 −0.01 0.00 −0.16 −1.13 0.01
PABUA Overprotection n = 156 n = 66
Predictors: 0.03* 0.13** 0.03*
Mental healtha 0.16* 1.97 0.02 0.05 0.65 0.00 – – –
LFA −0.07 −0.68 0.00 0.14 0.92 0.01
CC 0.05 0.51 0.00 0.04 0.19 0.00
EAC 0.05 0.55 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
NJAPF −0.36*** −3.56 0.07 −0.19 −1.24 0.02
ENRP 0.06 0.48 0.00 −0.05 −0.25 0.00
EAS 0.01 0.08 0.00 −0.11 −0.61 0.01
PABUA Distress n = 156 n = 66
Predictors: 0.36*** 0.29**
LFA 0.00 −0.03 0.00 −0.05 −0.37 0.00
CC −0.21* −2.37 0.02 −0.09 −0.56 0.00
EAC −0.20** −2.68 0.03 0.04 0.31 0.00
NJAPF −0.31*** −3.68 0.06 −0.14 −1.05 0.01
ENRP −0.10 0.98 0.00 −0.37* −2.29 0.06
EAS 0.01 0.05 0.00 −0.04 −0.22 0.00
PAAQ Total n = 148 n = 64
Predictors: 0.07*** 0.57*** 0.12** 0.67***
Child age −0.35*** −2.90 0.12 −0.27*** −3.40 0.07
Mental healtha 0.27*** 3.33 0.07 0.09 1.61 0.01 – – –
LFA 0.03 0.44 0.00 0.17 1.90 0.02
CC −0.22** −2.91 0.03 −0.21 −1.90 0.02
EAC −0.06 −0.87 0.00 0.07 0.79 0.00
NJAPF −0.50*** −6.71 0.14 −0.41*** −4.45 0.12
ENRP −0.15 −1.62 0.01 −0.21 −1.89 0.02
EAS −0.01 −0.12 0.00 −0.24* −2.11 0.03
PAS Behavior n = 143 n = 59
Predictors: 0.13*** 0.28*** 0.03 0.27*
Parent age −0.15 −1.88 0.02 −0.07 −0.94 0.00 – – – – – –
Child genderb 0.19* 2.32 0.03 0.15* 2.03 0.02 – – – – – –
Mental healtha 0.23** 2.87 0.05 0.12 1.58 0.01 – – – – – –
Length of practicec
     <1 year – – – – – – 0.09 0.62 0.01 0.12 0.84 0.01
    ≥1 year – – – – – – −0.12 −0.82 0.01 −0.02 −0.11 0.00
LFA −0.18 −1.85 0.02 0.10 0.72 0.01
CC 0.12 1.14 0.01 0.35* 2.02 0.06
EAC −0.10 −1.24 0.01 0.06 0.39 0.00
NJAPF −0.35*** −3.50 0.07 −0.11 −0.79 0.01
ENRP 0.03 0.26 0.00 −0.34 −1.90 0.05
EAS 0.03 0.25 0.00 −0.35* −1.97 0.06
a

0 = no previous mental health diagnosis and 1 = previous mental health diagnosis;

b

0 = females and 1 = males;

c

0 = <1 year history of mindfulness practice and 1 = one or more years history of mindfulness practice; DASS Stress is the Stress scale of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales; PABUA Overprotection is the Overprotection scale of the Parental Attitudes, Beliefs, and Understanding of Anxiety scale; PABUA Distress is the Distress scale of the Parental Attitudes, Beliefs, and Understanding of Anxiety scale; PAAQ Total is the Total scale from the Parental Acceptance and Action Questionnaire; PAS Behavior is the Behavior scale of the Parental Accommodation Scale; LFA is the Listening with Full Attention scale of the Interpersonal Mindfulness in Parenting questionnaire (IMP); CC is the Compassion for the Child scale of the IMP; EAC is the Emotional Awareness of the Child scale of the IMP; NJAPF is the Non-judgmental Acceptance of Parental Functioning scale of the IMP; ENRP is the Emotional Non-reactivity in Parenting scale of the IMP; EAS is the Emotional Awareness of the Self scale of the IMP;

*

p ≤ 0.05;

**

p ≤ 0.01;

***

p ≤ 0.001.