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Current Directions in Mediation Analysis

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ID23336643
AuthorsDavid P Mackinnon (0000-0003-0866-6010, Arizona State University, corresponding author), Amanda J Fairchild (0000-0001-8668-4658, University of South Carolina)
Year2009
Volume18
Issue1
Pages16-20
Publication date2009-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCurrent Directions in Psychological Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0963-7214 • E-ISSN: 1467-8721
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-8721.2009.01598.x
PMID20157637
PMCIDPMC2821103
OpenAlexW2103764963
LanguageEN
Citations received184
References cited19

Mediating variables continue to play an important role in psychological theory and research. A mediating variable transmits the effect of an antecedent variable on to a dependent variable, thereby providing more detailed understanding of relations among variables. Methods to assess mediation have been an active area of research for the last two decades. This paper describes the current state of methods to investigate mediating variables.

Antecedent (behavioral psychology) · Cognitive psychology · Mediation · Social science · Sociology · State variable · Statistics · Variable (mathematics) · Variables · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology

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