Table 3.
Mediation Analysis Coefficients by Storyteller Evaluation and Type of Birth
| Path a | Path b | Indirect effect | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in Mediators | β | 95% CI | sr2 | β | 95% CI | sr2 | Estimate | Bootstrap Corrected bias |
| Storyteller Evaluation within Vaginal Birth Stories | ||||||||
| Childbirth fear | 0.35*** | [0.25, 0.45] | 0.10 | −4.16** | [−7.17, − 1.15] | 0.02 | −1.46 | [− 3.58, − 0.12] |
| CBSEI outcome | − 0.57*** | [− 0.79, − 0.65] | 0.06 | − 0.17 | [−1.64, 1.3] | 0.00 | 0.10 | [−1.24, 1.07] |
| CBSEI self-efficacy | −0.61*** | [− 0.82, − 0.40] | 0.07 | 1.90* | [0.36, 3.44] | 0.01 | −1.15 | [−2.74, − 0.19] |
| Storyteller Evaluation Within Caesarean Birth Stories | ||||||||
| Childbirth fear | 0.02 | [−0.08, 0.13] | 0.00 | −4.16** | [−7.17, −1.15] | 0.02 | – | – |
| CBSEI outcome | 0.15 | [−0.07, 0.38] | 0.00 | −0.17 | [−1.64, 1.3] | 0.00 | – | – |
| CBSEI self-efficacy | − 0.06 | [− 0.27, 0.16] | 0.00 | 1.90* | [0.36, 3.44] | 0.01 | – | – |
| Type of Birth Within Positive Birth Stories | ||||||||
| Childbirth fear | 0.20*** | [0.09, 0.30] | 0.03 | −4.16** | [−7.17, − 1.15] | 0.02 | − 0.81 | [−2.52, − 0.08] |
| CBSEI outcome | − 0.34** | [− 0.57, − 0.11] | 0.02 | −0.17 | [− 1.64, 1.3] | 0.00 | 0.06 | [−0.70, 0.71] |
| CBSEI self-efficacy | 0.28* | [−0.50, − 0.07] | 0.01 | 1.90* | [0.36, 3.44] | 0.01 | −0.54 | [−1.45, − 0.09] |
| Type of Birth Within Negative Birth Stories | ||||||||
| Childbirth fear | −0.13** | [−0.23,-0.03] | 0.01 | −4.16** | [−7.17, −1.15] | 0.02 | 0.55 | [0.05, 1.55] |
| CBSEI outcome | 0.38** | [0.16, 0.60] | 0.03 | −0.17 | [−1.64, 1.3] | 0.00 | 0.07 | [−0.77, 0.83] |
| CBSEI self-efficacy | 0.27* | [0.06, 0.48] | 0.01 | 1.90* | [0.36, 3.44] | 0.01 | 0.51 | [0.05, 1.67] |
Note. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001