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Mediators

A Mediator is a variable that explains the mechanism through which an independent variable influences a dependent variable, specifying the causal pathway by distinguishing direct effects from indirect effects transmitted via the mediator.

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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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Mediation Analysis

David P. MacKinnon, Amanda J. Fairchild, Matthew S. Fritz · Annual Review of Psychology · 2006 · 5.4K citations · Full text

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Partial, conditional, and moderated moderated mediation: Quantification, inference, and interpretation

Andrew F. Hayes · Communication Monographs · 2017 · 3.2K citations

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How does intergroup contact reduce prejudice? Meta‐analytic tests of three mediators

Thomas F. Pettigrew, Linda R. Tropp · European Journal of Social Psychology · 2008 · 2.5K citations · Full text

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Authors

16.4K

  1. DP
    David P. MacKinnon

    Arizona State University, United States

    22 publications · 12.9K citations

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  2. HH
    Heesup Han

    Sejong University, South Korea

    12 publications · 673 citations

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  3. DR
    David R. Lubans

    University of Newcastle Australia, Australia

    10 publications · 429 citations

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  4. JB
    Johannes Brug

    Amsterdam Public Health, Netherlands

    11 publications · 472 citations

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  5. RC
    Ronald C. Plotnikoff

    University of Newcastle Australia, Australia

    8 publications · 287 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    44 h-index

    202 publications

    22K citations

  2. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    42 h-index

    145 publications

    40K citations

  3. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    36 h-index

    177 publications

    19.2K citations

  4. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    35 h-index

    107 publications

    9.5K citations

  5. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    32 h-index

    112 publications

    8.9K citations

  6. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    32 h-index

    138 publications

    8.5K citations

  7. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    30 h-index

    67 publications

    5.3K citations

  8. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    27 h-index

    74 publications

    6.7K citations

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  1. PubMed

    Repository · 133 publications · 6.5K citations

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  2. The Journal of Immunology

    JI · 42 publications · 4.6K citations

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  3. Frontiers in Psychology

    53 publications · 2.8K citations

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  4. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

    35 publications · 3.7K citations

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  5. Health Psychology

    35 publications · 5.1K citations

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