Table 4 The parallel mediating effect of marital satisfaction and maternal postnatal attachment on the relationship between perceived social support and postpartum stress (incompletely standardized indirect effect(s) of X on Y)
Model Pathways | Effect | Boot SE | 95% CI | Relative Mediation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BootLL CI | BootUL CI | Effect % | |||
Direct effect | -0.1416 | 0.0569 | -0.2536 | -0.0297 | 41.80% |
perceived social support →marital satisfaction →postpartum stress | -0.1125 | 0.0319 | -0.1784 | -0.0520 | 33.20% |
perceived social support →maternal postnatal attachment → postpartum stress | -0.0847 | 0.0222 | -0.1304 | -0.0438 | 25.00% |
Total mediation effect | -0.1972 | 0.0338 | -0.2663 | -0.1329 | 58.20% |
Total effect | -0.3389 | 0.0511 | -0.4393 | -0.2385 | 100.00% |