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Mediation Analysis

Mediation Analysis is a statistical method used to decompose the total effect of an exposure on an outcome into direct and indirect effects operating through an intermediate variable, or mediator, thereby identifying the causal pathways by which the exposure influences the outcome.

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The moderator-mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations.

Reuben M. Baron, David A. Kenny · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1986 · 72.1K citations

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The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations.

Reuben M. Baron, David A. Kenny · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1986 · 70.7K citations

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Asymptotic and resampling strategies for assessing and comparing indirect effects in multiple mediator models

Kristopher J. Preacher, Andrew F. Hayes · Behavior Research Methods · 2008 · 32.7K citations · Full text

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SPSS and SAS procedures for estimating indirect effects in simple mediation models

Kristopher J. Preacher, Andrew F. Hayes · Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers · 2004 · 17.2K citations · Full text

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Reconsidering Baron and Kenny: Myths and Truths about Mediation Analysis

Xinshu Zhao, John Lynch, Qimei Chen · Journal of Consumer Research · 2010 · 11.7K citations · Full text

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  1. DP
    David P. MacKinnon

    Arizona State University, United States

    75 publications · 40.4K citations

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  2. TJ
    Tyler J. VanderWeele

    Harvard University, United States

    41 publications · 10.1K citations

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  3. SV
    Stijn Vansteelandt

    Ghent University, Belgium

    29 publications · 5.9K citations

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  4. KJ
    Kristopher J. Preacher

    Vanderbilt University, United States

    20 publications · 80.2K citations

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    Andrew F. Hayes

    The Ohio State University, United States

    17 publications · 96.5K citations

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  1. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    57 h-index

    172 publications

    107.8K citations

  2. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    47 h-index

    159 publications

    20.6K citations

  3. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    29 h-index

    46 publications

    105.1K citations

  4. University of Notre Dame

    Notre Dame, United States

    23 h-index

    51 publications

    14.5K citations

  5. Harvard University Press

    Cambridge, United States

    22 h-index

    30 publications

    10.6K citations

  6. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    21 h-index

    72 publications

    3.6K citations

  7. Ghent University

    Ghent, Belgium

    20 h-index

    69 publications

    5.4K citations

  8. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    20 h-index

    35 publications

    2.3K citations

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  1. Multivariate Behavioral Research

    MBR · 45 publications · 22.5K citations

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  2. Psychological Methods

    44 publications · 48.1K citations

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  3. Structural Equation Modeling A Multidisciplinary Journal

    SEM · 38 publications · 6.3K citations

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  4. Behavior Research Methods

    BRM · 26 publications · 36.6K citations

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  5. Epidemiology

    29 publications · 3.8K citations

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