Mediating effect of mindfulness level on the relationship between marital quality and postpartum depression among primiparas

Table 6 Mediating effect of mindfulness level on marital quality and postpartum anxiety (n = 121)

Mediating relationship	c (Total effect)	a	b	a × b (ME value)	a × b (Boot SE)	a × b (z value)	a × b (P value)	a × b (95% Boot CI)	c' (Direct effect)
MPS→MAAS→SAS	-0.100d	0.091	-0.297e	-0.027	0.046	-0.592	0.554	-0.146-0.029	-0.073
MPS-MI→MAAS→SAS	-0.083	-0.304	-0.296e	0.09	0.08	1.128	0.259	-0.038-0.273	-0.173
MPS-FR→MAAS→SAS	-0.073	0.772d	-0.296e	-0.228	0.105	-2.182	0.029	-0.384-0.033	0.155
MPS-MC→MAAS→SAS	0.285e	-0.408e	-0.296e	0.121	0.042	2.84	0.005	0.027-0.193	0.164

^dP < 0.05.

^eP < 0.01.

a: Represents the regression coefficient of X to M; b: Represents the regression coefficient of M to Y; c: Represents the regression coefficient of X to Y, namely the total effect; c': Represents the regression coefficient of X to Y (when there is mediating variable M in the model), namely the direct effect; SAS: Self-rating anxiety scale; SDS: Self-rating depression scale; MPS: Marriage perception scale; MAAS: Mindful attention awareness scale; MPS-MI: MPS-Marital interaction; MPS-FR: MPS-Family relationship; MPS-MC: MPS-Marital conflict.