Table 2 Role of maturity to parenthood between anxiety and dimensions of postponed parenthood (N = 223).

From: The mediating effect of maturity on anxiety and the motives for postponing parenthood

Mediations

a path

b path

c path

cʹ path

Indirect effect

B(SE)

Lower CI

Upper CI

M1. STA → MV/MB/MCE → UNC

− 0.3122***

− 0.2400**

− 0.2772***

− 0.1797**

− 0.0462

0.0225

0.2309***

0.1700***

0.0561

0.0111

− 0.0062

0.0234

0.0110

0.0136

0.0154

− 0.0069

− 0.0351

0.1061

0.0364

0.0200

M2. STA → MV/MB/MCE → SF

− 0.3122***

− 0.2400**

− 0.2772***

− 0.0498

− 0.1271***

0.0608

0.0093(in)

− 0.0199(in)

0.0156

0.0305

− 0.0168

0.0191

0.0161

0.0110

− 0.0215

0.0043

− 0.0415

0.0558

0.0660

0.0024

M3. STA → MV/MB/MCE → BUR

− 0.3122***

− 0.2400**

− 0.2772***

− 0.1335*

− 0.0826**

0.0973*

0.0593*

0.0248(in)

0.0417

0.0198

− 0.0270

0.0175

0.0119

0.0119

0.0105

0.0022

− 0.0535

0.0795

0.0479

− 0.0080

M4. STA → MV/MB/MCE → CH

− 0.3122***

− 0.2400**

− 0.2772***

− 0.2396***

0.0524

0.0221

0.1404***

0.0843**

0.0748

− 0.0126

− 0.0061

0.0257

0.0108

0.0139

0.0291

− 0.0361

− 0.0341

0.1292

0.0062

0.0215

M5. STA → MV/MB/MCE → FIN

− 0.3122***

− 0.2400**

− 0.2772***

0.0537

− 0.1434***

0.0254

0.1043**

0.0937**

− 0.0168

0.0344

− 0.0013

0.0216

0.0178

0.0131

− 0.0633

0.0058

− 0.0327

0.0239

0.0742

0.0193

M6. STA → MV/MB/MCE → WOR

− 0.3122***

− 0.2400**

− 0.2772***

− 0.1314

0.0315

0.0525

0.0576(in)

0.0387(in)

0.0410

− 0.0076

− 0.0145

0.0253

0.0111

0.0173

− 0.0039

− 0.0317

− 0.0527

0.0953

0.0135

0.0168

M7. STA → MV/MB/MCE → MPP

− 0.3122***

− 0.2400**

− 0.2772***

− 0.6802**

− 0.3154*

0.2805

0.6018***

0.3915***

0.2124

0.0757

− 0.0777

0.0870

0.0514

0.0548

0.0642

0.0002

− 0.2008

0.4032

0.1969

0.0110

  1. (in): insignificant; M1–M7: mediation models; STA: trait anxiety; UNC: uncertainty; SF: self-focus; BUR: burden; CH: change; FIN: financial concerns; WOR: worry; MPP: postponed parenthood total; MV: maturity to parenthood: valence; MB: behavioral maturity to parenthood; MCE: cognitive-emotional maturity to parenthood.
  2. Significant values are in bold.
  3. ***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05; t0.05 < p < 0.1.