Paternal involvement and early infant neurodevelopment: the mediation role of maternal parenting stress

BMC Pediatrics

Table 5 The mediation effect of paternal involvement between maternal parenting stress and K-ASQ II using the Baron and Kenny’s method (n = 255)

Step	Independent variables	Dependent variable	B	SE	β	t	p
1	Paternal involvement	K-ASQ II	0.83	0.17	0.29	4.90	<0.001
2	Maternal parenting stress	K-ASQ II	−1.35	0.25	−0.32	−5.37	<0.001
3	Paternal involvement	K-ASQ II	0.65	0.17	0.23	3.82	<0.001
3	Maternal parenting stress	K-ASQ II	−1.11	0.25	−0.26	−4.39	<0.001

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