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Mediation Analysis
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Abstract Mediating variables are prominent in psychological theory and research. A mediating variable transmits the effect of an independent variable on a dependent variable. Differences between mediating variables and confounders, moderators, and covariates are outlined. Statistical methods to assess mediation and modern comprehensive approaches are described. Future directions for mediation analysis are discussed.
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“As noted in the previous section, extending a baseline model by adding further mediating factors provides an indirect way to study the role of different mechanisms in a mediation analysis (MacKinnon et al., 2007).”
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“Likewise, a change in outcome may result from changes in unique sets of potential mediators for different people (MacKinnon et al., 2007).”
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“The aim of the SM was to minimize credibility and expectancy effects, prevent regression to the mean, and avoid potential overestimation of effect sizes commonly observed in no-treatment/waitlist control groups [51].”
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“Mediation testing follows established rules [2, 17] and can be tested with a series of regression analyses.”
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“Mediation analysis is commonly used in social psychology to improve understanding of the relationship between psychological variables and identify potential targets for interventions [17].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- MacKinnon, D. P., Fairchild, A. J., & Fritz, M. S.
- Affiliations
- Arizona State University (US)
- Venue
- Annual Review of Psychology
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews
- Published
- 2007-01-01
- Volume
- 58
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 593-614
- ISSN
- 0066-4308 (ISSN-L)
- 1545-2085
- PMC
- PMC2819368
- OpenAlex
- W4212838134
- Cited by
- 5,688
- References
- 102
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- FWCI
- 9.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Annual Review of Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Scholar Commons (University of South Carolina) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA 09757, R01DA009757, R37DA009757)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Keywords
- mediation analysis, mediators, confounders, moderators, covariates, causal inference
- MeSH terms
- Analysis of Variance, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Mathematical Computing, Models, Psychological, Psychological Theory, Models, Statistical, Causality, Effect Modifier, Epidemiologic, Treatment Outcome, Biomedical Research
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