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Table 3 Effects of Intervention Condition (X) on Gradient of Childbirth Mode (Y) with Parallel Mediation

From: Mindful awareness as a mechanism of change for natural childbirth in pregnant women with high fear of childbirth: a randomised controlled trial

   

95% Confidence Intervala

Partial Std Effect

SE

Lower

Upper

Model 1

Total effect of X on Y

− 0.652***

0.243

−1.354

−0.390

Direct effect of X on Y

−0.385b

0.263

−1.036

0.007

   

Bootstrap 10.000 Times

95% Confidence Interval, Standardized

Cond – Total Indirect Effect – Y

−0.267

0.105

−0.480

− 0.066

Cond – ΔEmotion: FOC (W-DEQ-A) – Y

−0.093

0.069

−0.246

0.026

Cond – ΔCognition: Labour Pain (CLP) – Y

0.072

0.087

−0.096

0.257

Cond – ΔAttention: Mindful Awareness (FFMQ) – Y

−0.246

0.084

−0.428

−0.093

  1. Note. n = 109. Δ: difference in post-assessment - pre-assessment, CLP Catastrophizing Labour Pain, FFMQ Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, W-DEQ-A Wijma Delivery Expectations Questionnaire
  2. aBootstrap confidence intervals are fully standardized (Hayes, 2018). Bolded bootstrap CI indicate significant indirect paths. If zero is contained in the interval, then the indirect effect is non-significant, suggesting the data do not support the proposed indirect effect. Indirect, direct, and total effects are partially standardized (std)
  3. bThe direct effect is partially standardized here whereas in Fig. 1 it is unstandardized
  4. *p ≤ 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001