Fig 1.
Model A and Model B were assessed using Hayes' PROCESS model six (2018), evaluating thought suppression and self-compassion as mediators of the relationship between attachment avoidance and depression and the relationship between attachment anxiety and depression respectively.
Table 1.
Spearman’s correlations, means and standard deviations between key study variables (n = 148).
Table 2.
Serial mediation effects of thought suppression and self-compassion on the relationship between attachment avoidance and depression whilst controlling for attachment anxiety (Model A).
Table 3.
Serial mediation effects of thought suppression and self-compassion on the relationship between attachment anxiety and depression whilst controlling for attachment avoidance (Model B).
Fig 2.
Effect sizes for Model A and Model B.
Sizes of direct and indirect effects as indicated by standardized beta weights 03) for Model A (Att. Avoid., Att. Avoid & covariate) and Model B (Att. Anx., Att. Anx. & covariate) without and with the alternative attachment dimension as covariate. *—effect significant as indicated by 95% confidence interval not crossing zero. n.s.- effect non-significant as indicated by 95% confidence interval crossing zero.