Current Directions in Mediation Analysis.
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چکیده
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.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Current directions in psychological science
دوره 18 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009