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Baron and Kenny's method and multiple mediation models with bootstrapping were used to determine whether the symptoms of anxiety and depression mediated the association between family functions and self-efficacy.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> There were 22.6% pregnant women in the low level of self-efficacy, with 60.9% in the moderate level and 16.5% of respondents in the high level. Self-efficacy had significant correlations with both anxiety symptoms (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = \u22120.19, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05), depression symptoms (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = \u22120.22, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05), and family function (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.31, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05). Anxiety symptoms were significantly associated with self-efficacy (\u03b2 = \u22120.016, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05). Depression symptoms were significantly associated with self-efficacy (\u03b2 = \u22120.024, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05). Anxiety and depression symptoms partly mediated the association between family function and self-efficacy, accounting for 11.4 and 16.4% of total effect, respectively. It was indicated that pregnant women with a high degree of family function are less likely to have emotional symptoms and predicted to have higher levels of self-efficacy.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold> Anxiety and depression show mediating effects in the association between family function and self-efficacy. 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