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Table 4 Multivariate linear regressions modelling parenting stress by mental health variables (N = 284)

From: Parenting stress and competence in borderline personality disorder is associated with mental health, trauma history, attachment and reflective capacity

 

Parenting stress domains (PSI-4-SF)

Parenting stress

Parenting distress

Difficult child

Difficult relationship

b

SE

β

t

b

SE

β

t

b

SE

β

t

b

SE

β

t

F(19,283) = 19.76***, R2 = .59

F(19,283) = 21.39***, R2 = .61

F(19,283) = 9.41***, R2 = .40

F(19,283) = 13.29***, R2 = .49

PID-5-BF Personality traits

 Negative affect

.95

.46

.13

2.08*

.23

.17

.09

1.37

.35

.20

.13

1.70

.37

.20

.13

1.87

 Detachment

1.22

.54

.15

2.24*

.70

.20

.23

3.48**

.08

.24

.03

.31

.44

.24

.14

1.85

 Antagonism

−.28

.55

−.02

−.51

−.38

.21

−.08

−1.84

−.04

.25

−.01

−.14

.13

.24

.03

.55

 Disinhibition

−.18

.47

−.02

−.38

.01

.18

.00

.08

−.09

.21

−.03

−.41

−.11

.21

−.03

−.52

 Psychoticism

−.14

.45

−.02

−.32

.03

.17

.01

.17

−.07

.20

−.02

−.33

−.10

.20

−.04

−.54

MSI-BPD BPD Features

−.27

.59

−.03

−.45

.08

.22

.03

.38

−.12

.26

−.04

−.45

−.23

.26

−.07

−.90

MHI-5 Psychological wellbeing

−1.32

.31

−.26

−4.33***

−.77

.11

−.39

−6.74***

−.37

.14

−.20

−2.74**

−.18

.13

−.09

−1.38

CTQ-SF Trauma history

 Emotional abuse

.10

.33

.02

.314

.08

.12

.05

.68

−.01

.15

−.01

−.07

.03

.14

.02

.22

 Physical abuse

−.31

.29

−.06

−1.06

−.02

.11

−.01

−.22

−.21

.13

−.11

−1.58

−.08

.13

−.04

−.63

 Sexual abuse

.16

.21

.04

.76

.19

.08

.11

2.42**

.01

.10

.00

.07

−.04

.09

−.02

−.39

 Emotional neglect

.69

.46

.11

1.49

−.11

.17

−.04

−.64

.54

.21

.22

2.64**

.25

.20

.10

1.26

 Physical neglect

−.21

.42

−.03

−.49

−.17

.16

−.07

−1.10

−.09

.19

−.04

−.47

.06

.18

.02

.31

RQ Attachment style

 Secure

.84

.75

.06

1.13

.35

.28

.07

1.24

.19

.33

.04

.57

.31

.33

.06

.95

 Fearful

−.15

.79

−.01

−.19

.23

.29

.04

.78

−.29

.35

−.06

−.84

−.09

.34

−.02

−.25

 Pre-occupied

−.77

.67

−.05

−1.15

.28

.25

.05

1.11

−.43

.30

−.08

− 1.45

−.61

.29

−.11

−2.09

 Dismissing

1.04

.68

.07

1.53

.25

.25

.04

.99

.49

.30

.09

1.61

.30

.30

.05

1.02

PFRQ Reflective capacity

 Non-mentalizing

12.18

1.48

.42

8.24***

2.22

.55

.20

4.04***

4.46

.66

.41

6.77***

5.50

.65

.48

8.53***

 Certainty about mental states

−3.88

1.09

−.15

−3.55***

−.63

.41

−.06

−1.54

−1.4

.49

−.15

−2.87**

−1.85

.48

−.18

−3.88***

 Interest/curiosity in mental states

−.19

1.51

−.01

−.13

−.02

.56

−.00

−.04

.51

.68

.04

.76

−.68

.66

−.05

−1.03

  1. Notes. *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001. b unstandardized regression coefficient, SE standard error of the mean, β standardised regression coefficient, R2 amount of variance accounted for in the dependent variable by each model. PSI-4-SF, Parenting Stress Index 4th Edition – Short Form, PID-5-BD Personality Inventory for DSM-5 – Brief Form, MHI-5 Mental Health Inventory, CTQ-SF Childhood Trauma Questionnaire – Short Form, RQ Relationships Questionnaire, PRFQ Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire