Table 5 Mediating effect of mentalization and shame variables in relationship of attachment styles and parenting styles with mother-infant bonding
Independent variable | Mediating variable | Dependent variable | Nonstandard coefficient | Upper limit | Lower limit | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Secure attachment style | Mentalization Mentalization | Mother-infant bonding | −0.17 | −0.32 | − 0.05 | 0.007 |
Anxious attachment style | Mentalization | Mother-infant bonding | 0.03 | 0.002 | 0.08 | 0.03 |
Avoidant attachment style | Mentalization | Mother-infant bonding | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.15 | 0.01 |
Authoritative parenting style | Mentalization | Mother-infant bonding | −0.11 | −0.22 | −0.03 | 0.006 |
Permissive parenting style | Mentalization | Mother-infant bonding | −0.04 | −0.10 | − 0.01 | 0.005 |
Authoritarian parenting style | Mentalization | Mother-infant bonding | −0.008 | −0.05 | 0.02 | 0.46 |
Secure attachment style | Shame | Mother-infant bonding | −0.45 | −0.67 | − 0.27 | 0.001 |
Anxious attachment style | Shame | Mother-infant bonding | 0.2 | 0.11 | 0.31 | 0.001 |
Avoidant attachment style | Shame | Mother-infant bonding | 0.36 | 0.2 | 0.58 | 0.001 |
Authoritative parenting style | Shame | Mother-infant bonding | −0.05 | −0.14 | 0.02 | 0.19 |
Permissive parenting style | Shame | Mother-infant bonding | −0.19 | −0.30 | − 0.10 | 0.001 |
Authoritarian parenting style | Shame | Mother-infant bonding | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.19 | 0.009 |