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

Table 7 Mediating effect of mindfulness level on marital quality and postpartum depression (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→SDS	-0.113	0.091	-0.414e	-0.038	0.044	-0.855	0.392	-0.143-0.026	-0.076
MPS-MI→MAAS→SDS	-0.034	-0.304	-0.413e	0.125	0.078	1.615	0.106	-0.039-0.267	-0.159
MPS-FR→MAAS→SDS	-0.204	0.772d	-0.413e	-0.319	0.101	-3.166	0.002	-0.365-0.031	0.115
MPS-MC→MAAS→SDS	0.317d	-0.408e	-0.413e	0.169	0.047	3.597	< 0.001	0.022-0.206	0.149

^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.