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Mediation Analysis
Annual Review of Psychology · 2006 · Vol. 58(1) · pp. 593–614
David P. MacKinnon✉(Arizona State University)Amanda J. Fairchild(Arizona State University)Matthew S. Fritz(Arizona State University)
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.
Psychometric Methodologies and TestingAdvanced Statistical Modeling TechniquesChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentMediationPsychologyConfoundingVariablesCovariateVariable (mathematics)Social psychologyEconometricsStatisticsMathematics
MeSH terms
Analysis of VarianceHumansLongitudinal StudiesMathematical ComputingModels, PsychologicalPsychological TheoryModels, StatisticalCausalityEffect Modifier, EpidemiologicTreatment OutcomeBiomedical Research
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- National Institute on Drug Abuse
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