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Table 3 Total, direct, and indirect effects of the associations between pregnancy discrimination during pregnancy and postpartum depressive symptoms, overall and stratified by type of employment

From: The effects of pregnancy discrimination on postpartum depressive symptoms: a follow-up study

 

Overall (N = 285)

Regular employees (N = 185)

Non-regular employees (N = 100)

 

B

(95%CI)

B

(95%CI)

B

(95%CI)

Total effect

1.76

(0.68, 2.84)*

1.17

(-0.18, 2.52)

2.51

(0.65, 4.37)*

Direct effect

0.75

(-0.27, 1.78)

0.54

(-0.79, 1.86)

0.90

(-0.69, 2.50)

Indirect effect

1.01

(0.50, 1.51)*

0.63

(0.13, 1.13)*

1.61

(0.46, 2.76)*

% mediated

57.1% (20.1%, 94.1%)

54.2% (-12.4%, 120.8%)

64.1% (18.5%, 109.8%)

  1. Adjusted for age, education, number of weeks pregnant, type of employment (excluded in stratified analysis), company size, occupation, weekly working hours, work schedule, work mode, and frequency of fear of COVID-19
  2. B = unstandardized coefficient; 95%CI = 95% confidence interval
  3. *p < 0.05