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Asymptotic Confidence Intervals for Indirect Effects in Structural Equation Models

Sobel, Michael E.·1982·Sociological Methodology

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For comments on an earlier draft of this chapter and for detailed advice I am indebted to Robert M. Hauser, Halliman H. Winsborough, and Toni Richards, several anonymous reviewers, and the editor of this volume. I also wish to thank John Raisian, Nancy Rytina, and Barbara Mann for their comments and Mark Wilson for able research assistance. The opinions expressed here are the sole responsibility of the author.

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Authors
Sobel, M. E.
Corresponding author
Sobel, Michael E.
Venue
Sociological Methodology
Publisher
JSTOR
Published
1982
Volume
13
Pages
290
ISSN
0081-1750 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1976876708
Cited by
12,810
References
19
Citations by year
2026: 406 · 2025: 493 · 2024: 550 · 2023: 622 · 2022: 674 · 2021: 620 · 2020: 644 · 2019: 652 · 2018: 618 · 2017: 655 · 2016: 708 · 2015: 788 · 2014: 760 · 2013: 776 · 2012: 715
FWCI
5.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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Sociological Methodology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference
Keywords
indirect effects, structural equation modeling, asymptotic confidence intervals, mediation analysis, bootstrap confidence intervals

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