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  • 标题:An Equivalence Testing Approach for Evaluating Substantial Mediation
  • 其他标题:An Equivalence Testing Approach for Evaluating Substantial Mediation
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  • 作者:Beribisky, Nataly ; Mara, Constance A. ; Cribbie, Robert A.
  • 期刊名称:Tutorials in Quantitative Methods for Psychology
  • 电子版ISSN:1913-4126
  • 出版年度:2020
  • 卷号:16
  • 期号:5
  • 页码:424-441
  • DOI:10.20982/tqmp.16.4.p424
  • 出版社:Université de Montréal
  • 摘要:In the past, researchers often used the nonsignificance of the direct path from the predictor to the outcome, in conjunction with a significant indirect effect, to make claims regarding \IeC {\textquoteleft }full mediation\IeC {\textquoteright }. However, the nil hypothesis (i.e., full mediation) is not realistic and it is well known that a nonsignificant test statistic cannot be used to establish the accuracy of a research hypothesis. In this paper, we discuss equivalence testing based procedures for assessing when a mediator explains a substantial proportion of the relationship between a predictor and an outcome. Monte Carlo simulations are used to evaluate the performance of the proposed procedure and compare it against competing alternatives, including traditional tests of full mediation and a proportion mediated approach. The proposed equivalence testing based procedures and the proportion mediated approach performed similarly across the conditions investigated. Recommendations are provided for deciding among the approaches.
  • 关键词:Mediation; equivalence testing; substantial mediation
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