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Table 5 Multivariate linear regressions modelling parenting competence 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 competency domains (PSOC)

Parenting satisfaction

Parenting efficacy

b

SE

β

t

b

SE

β

t

F(19,283) = 14.15***, R2 = .51

F(19,283) = 19.36***, R2 = .58

PID-5-BF Personality traits

 Negative affect

−.05

.12

−.03

−.44

−.33

.13

−.17

−2.59*

 Detachment

−.10

.14

−.05

−.70

−.27

.15

−.12

−1.75

 Antagonism

.05

.15

.02

.33

.25

.16

.07

1.62

 Disinhibition

−.36

.13

−.17

−2.86**

−.31

.13

−.13

−2.35*

 Psychoticism

.20

.12

.11

1.72

.08

.13

.04

.60

MSI-BPD BPD features

.03

.16

.01

.18

.00

.17

.00

.00

MHI-5 Psychological wellbeing

.36

.08

.29

4.42***

.42

.09

.29

4.82***

CTQ-SF Trauma history

 Emotional abuse

.00

.09

.00

.01

.00

.09

.00

.01

 Physical abuse

.08

.08

.07

1.08

.09

.08

.06

1.06

 Sexual abuse

.07

.06

.07

1.30

−.05

.06

−.04

−.78

 Emotional neglect

−.15

.12

−.09

−1.21

−.03

.13

−.02

−.24

 Physical neglect

.07

.11

.04

.64

.11

.12

.06

.90

RQ Attachment style

 Secure

.08

.20

.02

.38

−.80

.21

−.20

−3.81***

 Fearful

.02

.21

.01

.09

−.08

.22

−.02

−.34

 Pre-occupied

.10

.18

.03

.58

−.14

.19

−.03

−.73

 Dismissing

−.01

.18

−.00

−.06

−.39

.19

−.10

−2.07*

PFRQ Reflective capacity

 Non-mentalizing

−1.66

.39

−.23

−4.22***

−2.71

.42

−.33

−6.52***

 Certainty about mental states

2.21

.29

.36

7.61***

1.13

.31

.16

3.69***

 Interest/curiosity in mental states

.60

.40

.07

1.49

−.02

.43

−.00

−.05

  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. PSOC Parenting Sense of Competency Scale, PID-5-BF 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