Fig. 1

Mediation analyses testing the PSI subscales as mediators between the ECR subscales and the MPAS. ECR Experiences in Close Relationships, MPAS Maternal Postnatal Attachment Scale, PSI Parenting Stress Index, CO Competence, SP Spouse, IS Isolation, DP Depression, RO Role Restriction; The covariates from the hierarchical regression analysis are included in the mediation analyses: maternal age, parenting experience, education, gross annual household income, mental health help seeking, previous experience with being depressed, previous lack of joy, and NBO−/control group allocation; coefficients represent unstandardized coefficients; non-significant relationships are in dashed lines and significant relationships are in solid lines and are also highlighted with an asterix; significance level based on 95% percent CI from 10,000 bootstrap samples; N = 167