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Ho, Jessie, and Paul L. Nesbit. "Personality and work outcomes: A moderated mediation model of self-leadership and gender." International Journal of Management Excellence 10, no. 2 (February 28, 2018): 1292–304. http://dx.doi.org/10.17722/ijme.v10i2.972.
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The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between personality traits (conscientiousness and internal locus of control) and self-leadership. Specifically, we tested a moderated mediation model with self-leadership as the mediator between personality traits and job performance and job satisfaction and with gender as the moderator in influencing the mediations. Data were collected from a variety of organizations from 341 supervisor-subordinate dyads located in China and Hong Kong. Our analyses revealed that: (1) conscientiousness and internal locus of control were positively related to self-leadership in Chinese contexts; (2) self-leadership mediated the relationships of conscientiousness and internal locus of control with both job performance and job satisfaction; and (3) the mediating effects of self-leadership were not moderated by gender.
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Solimun, Solimun, and Adji Achmad Rinaldo Fernandes. "Investigation the mediating variable: What is necessary? (case study in management research)." International Journal of Law and Management 59, no. 6 (November 13, 2017): 1059–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijlma-09-2016-0077.
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Purpose This study aims to more deeply examine the various types of testing mediations and use the comparison test by using test-based mediation Sobel models and Bayesian approach. The purpose of this study are to apply the traditional (using indirect effect) and Sobel test, extend Yuan and MacKinnon (2009) work on Bayesian mediation analysis. Both analysis methods of mediation (Traditional, Sobel Test and Bayesian estimation) should apply in the research of management, by using structural equation modeling (SEM) in a structural model, with one mediation, one exogenous (independent) and one endogenous variable. The meta-analysis approximation has been used to investigate the job satisfaction as a mediation in the relationship between employee competence and performance (endogenous). Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from ten dissertations of students of the Management Doctoral Program at the Brawijaya University from 2009 until 2013; data were analyzed for the mediation variable of job satisfaction (M) in the relationship between employee competence (X) and employee performance (Y) (Muindi and Obonyo, 2015; Olcer, 2015; Sattar et al., 2015; Khan and Ahmed, 2015). A researcher can determine the mediating variable and whether it is complete or partial or if mediation exists in several ways. Findings The results of the above findings using meta-analysis showed that 60% of previous research states that job satisfaction is a partial mediation on relationship competence of the performance, 10% of previous research states that job satisfaction is a full mediation on relationship competence of the performance and 30% stated that job satisfaction is not pemediasi (pemediasi means Mediation variable) on the relationship between competence and performance. This research found that all three approaches provide similar conclusions for ten previous research. Research limitations/implications The findings showed that the Sobel approach and the Bayesian approach provide results that are more sensitive than the traditional approach. Practical implications In my opinion, the rule to investigate the mediation variable should be completed with the conditions (1) q (theta) is not statistically significant, (2) α (alpha) and β (beta) are significant, and (3) q’ (theta) is significant, and increase when M is include as an additional predictor. This condition called partial mediation. Social implications The traditional method is simpler and easy. The method is less sensitive and is not sufficient for investigating the mediating variables. In general, the method results in a mediation variable, but it cannot be used to determine either partial or complete mediation variables. So, investigation by Baron and Kenny Methods (in Hair et al., 2010), the rule or testing called Sobel Test and another approach such as Bayesian to determine the mediation variable is necessary. Originality/value Various methods for detecting mediating/intervening have been widely used in previous research as a method of measurement using indirect effect (Hair et al., 2010), and calculations have been performed using Sobel test (Baron and Kenny, 1986) and Bayesian approach (Enders, 2013). In this study, I wanted to more deeply examine the various types of testing mediations, and use the comparison test by using the test-based mediation Sobel models and Bayesian approach (Baron and Kenny, 1986; Enders, 2013). The statistical application should not be complicated and difficult, it but must rather be simple and easy, so that it is user-friendly. The traditional method is simpler and easier than the other methods, but how sensitive is it? This research is conducted to investigate this problem. The evaluation of mediating mechanisms has become a critical element of behavioral science research (Enders, 2013), especially in the field of management, not only to assess whether (and how) interventions achieve their effects but also, more, broadly, to understand the cause of behavioral change. Methodologists have developed mediation analysis techniques for a broad range of substantive applications. However, methods for estimating mediation mechanisms with various methods have been understudied. The purpose of this study is to apply the traditional (using indirect effect) and Sobel tests and extend Yuan and MacKinnon’s (2009) work on the Bayesian mediation analysis. Both analyses methods of mediation (traditional and Sobel test and Bayesian estimation) should apply in the research of management, by using structural equation modeling (SEM) in a structural model, with one mediation, one exogenous (independent) and one endogenous variable. The meta-analysis approximation has been used to investigate job satisfaction as the mediation in the relationship between employee competence and performance (endogenous). This study uses software R to complete the mediating effect (Enders, 2013). R is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. It is a GNU project which is similar to the S language and environment which was developed at Bell Laboratories (formerly AT&T, now Lucent Technologies) by John Chambers et al. R provides a wide variety of statistical analyses such as SEM and Mediation test. R provides an open source route for participation in that activity. The Bayesian estimation approach provides an R function and a macro that applies the method of mediation analysis.
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Khan, Eijaz Ahmed, and Mohammed Quaddus. "Financial bootstrapping of informal micro-entrepreneurs in the financial environment." International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 40, no. 11/12 (March 6, 2020): 1533–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijssp-07-2019-0138.
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PurposeThis study first examines whether the capital structure served as a mediator between financing mix and firm performance. Furthermore, the authors investigate whether this mediation effect was moderated by the financial environment. Grounded in the pecking order theory (POT) and dynamic capability view (DCV), this study extends these concepts by configuring all links to a moderated mediation model.Design/methodology/approachThe study uses the structural equation modelling (SEM) approach and multiple regression analysis using “Hayes PROCESS macro” to empirically examine the model using data collected from 384 informal micro-firms operating in Bangladesh.FindingsIn the mediation analyses, results found that capital structure was a mediator in the link between financing mix and firm performance. In further moderated mediation analyses, outcomes confirmed that this mediation effect was moderated by the financial environment.Research limitations/implicationsThis investigation shows paths for future research including implications for theory advancement and intervention development.Originality/valueThis investigation offers the first step towards examining a moderated mediation effect, using POT and DCV, of the relationship between financial environment, financing mix, capital structure and firm performance.
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Ovdiyenko, Ye B. "MEDIATION AGREEMENT AS A RESULT OF INDIVIDUAL REGULATION OF CIVIL LEGAL RELATIONS." Scientific Notes of V. I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University. Juridical science 7 (73), no. 3 (2) (2022): 127–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.37279/2413-1733-2021-7-3(2)-127-132.
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The article presents the analysis concerning legislator’s position in respect of mediation; the author analyses principles underlying reconciliation of parties concluding mediation agreement; special attention is paid to the principle of confidentiality. The author considers mediation procedure as the type of individual regulation of civil legal relations. The analysis is conducted regarding preconditions advanced for figure of mediator in the light of current legislation, as well as with the view of the bill drafted by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation. The author makes a conclusion that mediation agreement is the result of voluntary individual regulation of legal relations at issue.
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Carter, Alice R., Eleanor Sanderson, Gemma Hammerton, Rebecca C. Richmond, George Davey Smith, Jon Heron, Amy E. Taylor, Neil M. Davies, and Laura D. Howe. "Mendelian randomisation for mediation analysis: current methods and challenges for implementation." European Journal of Epidemiology 36, no. 5 (May 2021): 465–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10654-021-00757-1.
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AbstractMediation analysis seeks to explain the pathway(s) through which an exposure affects an outcome. Traditional, non-instrumental variable methods for mediation analysis experience a number of methodological difficulties, including bias due to confounding between an exposure, mediator and outcome and measurement error. Mendelian randomisation (MR) can be used to improve causal inference for mediation analysis. We describe two approaches that can be used for estimating mediation analysis with MR: multivariable MR (MVMR) and two-step MR. We outline the approaches and provide code to demonstrate how they can be used in mediation analysis. We review issues that can affect analyses, including confounding, measurement error, weak instrument bias, interactions between exposures and mediators and analysis of multiple mediators. Description of the methods is supplemented by simulated and real data examples. Although MR relies on large sample sizes and strong assumptions, such as having strong instruments and no horizontally pleiotropic pathways, our simulations demonstrate that these methods are unaffected by confounders of the exposure or mediator and the outcome and non-differential measurement error of the exposure or mediator. Both MVMR and two-step MR can be implemented in both individual-level MR and summary data MR. MR mediation methods require different assumptions to be made, compared with non-instrumental variable mediation methods. Where these assumptions are more plausible, MR can be used to improve causal inference in mediation analysis.
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Fontanarosa, Phil B. "Reporting Findings From Mediation Analyses." JAMA 326, no. 11 (September 21, 2021): 1057. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2021.15786.
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Mattey-Mora, Paola, and Erick Nelson. "Sleep Disturbances, Obesity and Cognitive Function in Childhood: A Mediation Analysis." Current Developments in Nutrition 4, Supplement_2 (May 29, 2020): 1224. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzaa057_040.
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Abstract Objectives Childhood cognitive development is influenced by biological and environmental factors. One such factor, obesity, impairs cognitive development and is associated with sleep disturbances (SDs). We examined the mediating role of SDs on the relationship between obesity and cognitive function in children from a large longitudinal study. Methods A total of 9951 children aged 9–11 years were included in this study. Children were recruited from 21 centers across the US from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. We assessed cognitive development using metrics for fluid (adaptation and new learning abilities), crystallized (experience-dependent abilities), and total cognitive function. Mediation analyses were conducted via linear regression modeling, with adjustment for potential confounders (sex, age, ethnicity, household income, parental education, and self-reported physical activity) for each of the 3 cognitive outcomes. Mediation significance was determined by bootstrapping. We also stratified our analyses by race (Caucasian, African-American, other racial minorities) to examine potential racial differences. Results We found a statistically significant inverse association between BMI and both total (β = −0.41, P < 0.001) and fluid (β = −0.49, P < 0.001) cognitive function. Stratified regression analyses found similar results for the Caucasians and other minorities groups, for both, fluid (Caucasian: β = −0.52, P < 0.001; other minorities β = −0.75, P = 0.01) and total cognitive function (Caucasian: β = −0.45, P < 0.001; other ethnicities: β = −0.76, P = 0.01). No association was observed among African Americans. Overall mediation analysis revealed that SDs were a partial mediator only for fluid cognitive function (P = 0.002). Further mediation analyses showed similar SDs partial mediation effects over fluid cognitive function in Caucasians (P = 0.002) and borderline significant mediation in the other minorities group (P = 0.06). Conclusions Our results suggest that SDs mediates the effect of obesity on cognitive functioning in children and that these effects vary across races, particularly as it pertains to fluid cognition. Fluid cognition is critical in childhood neurodevelopment, and further research is needed to address its long-term effects across the life course. Funding Sources None to declare.
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Naeimijoo, Parastoo, Abbas Masjedi Arani, Maryam Bakhtiari, Gholamreza Mohammadi Farsani, and Ahmad Yousefi. "The Relationship Between Covid-related Psychological Distress and Perceived Stress With Emotional Eating in Iranian Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Emotion Dysregulation." Practice in Clinical Psychology 9, no. 4 (October 1, 2021): 329–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.32598/jpcp.9.4.803.1.
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Objective: The unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and cessation of full face-to-face affiliation along with homebound restrictions have caused a variety of psychological distress among adolescents. Adolescents vary in the way they perceive such stressors and some respond with eating disturbances, which could reflect their dysfunctional emotion regulation strategies. The present research aimed at elucidating potential mediating pathways from perceived stress and psychological distress to emotional eating. Methods: This cross-sectional study was composed of 292 adolescents who were assessed using the Perceived Stress Scale, COVID-19-Related Psychological Stress Scale, Emotional Eating subscale of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire, and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale. Correlation analyses were performed to assess the relationship between variables. ANOVA was conducted to detect differences between males and females for emotional eating. Then, a mediation analysis was conducted to assess whether emotional dysregulation was a mediator between psychological distress and emotional eating. Results: Results of path analyses indicated that a model with perceived stress and psychological distress predicting emotion eating through the mediation of emotion dysregulation was the best fit for the data (CFI=0.970, GFI=0.949, df=26, χ2=53.69, χ2/df=2.06, P>0.05, and RMSEA=0.069). Mediation analyses showed the mediating role of emotion dysregulation in the link between perceived stress and emotional eating (Sobel’s z=2.83, P<0.05) while, it could not function as a mediator between psychological distress and emotional eating (Sobel’s z=0.90, P>0.05). Conclusion: This study contributes to our understanding of the role of emotion regulation in the relationship between perceived stress and psychological distress and emotional eating in adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. The implication of this study is for therapeutic intervention to target emotional dysregulation of adolescents confronted with COVID-19 stressors.
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Sieber, Stefan, Angélique Roquet, Charikleia Lampraki, and Daniela Jopp. "MULTIMORBIDITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE: EXAMINING THE PATHWAYS THROUGH LONELINESS, ADL, IADL, AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS." Innovation in Aging 6, Supplement_1 (November 1, 2022): 719–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.2626.
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Abstract Background. Multimorbidity, defined as two or more chronic conditions, negatively affects quality of life. However, little is known about the underlying pathways leading from multimorbidity to lower quality of life (QoL). Objective. The objective of this paper was to examine multiple potential mediating factors (loneliness, Activities of Daily Living [ADL], Instrumental Activities of Daily Living [IADL], depressive symptoms) in the relationship between multimorbidity and quality of life. Furthermore, we explored moderated mediation patterns by age, gender, and education. Methods. Longitudinal data were drawn from five waves (from 2011 to 2020) of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). We included 37,082 individuals aged 50 years and older in the analyses. The predictor (multimorbidity) and covariates were measured four and the mediators two years before the QoL outcome (CASP-12). Confounder-adjusted mediator and outcome models were fitted using mixed-effects models. The total association was decomposed into direct and indirect pathways applying causal mediation analyses with Monte-Carlo simulations. Results. Multimorbidity was associated with lower QoL four years later; 2.12%, 6.17%, and 19.90% of the association was mediated by ADL, IADL, and depressive symptoms, respectively. Mediation by loneliness was not significant. Generally, the mediation patterns were more pronounced in women and individuals with tertiary education as compared to primary and secondary. Differential mediation by age quartiles did not reveal a clear pattern. Conclusions. The results showed that depressive symptoms were the most important mediator between multimorbidity and QoL, with ADL and IADL also playing an important role.
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Ruckteschler, Dorothee, and Anika Wendelstein. "Efficient Arb-Med-Arb Proceedings: Should the Arbitrator also be the Mediator?" Journal of International Arbitration 38, Issue 6 (November 1, 2021): 761–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.54648/joia2021035.
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The demand for hybrid proceedings combining elements of arbitration proceedings and mediation is growing continuously. The reason for this is the parties’ desire to make dispute resolution more efficient. A special type of hybrid proceedings are ‘arb-med-arb’ proceedings. These proceedings involve first initiating traditional arbitration proceedings. Before the taking of evidence begins, an attempt is then made to settle the dispute outside the arbitration proceedings in a separate mediation procedure. If the mediation fails, the arbitration proceedings are recommenced, and an arbitral award is issued. In the majority of arb-med-arb proceedings, a third party not involved in the arbitration proceedings is appointed as mediator. However, sometimes the parties ask the sole arbitrator or a member of the arbitral tribunal to act as mediator. This identity of the mediator and the (former and later) arbitrator raises many difficult questions, in particular, when the mediation fails. This article first analyses the pertinent most important regulations worldwide in arbitration and mediation laws, institutional arbitration, and mediation rules, and in soft law. Based on the results of this analysis, the authors develop some practical recommendations for the stakeholders in arb-med-arb proceedings. Arb-med-arb, Arbitrator, Mediator, Hybrid proceedings, Arbitration, Mediation, Same neutral, Declaration of consent, Ex parte communication, Caucusing
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Servidio, Rocco, Ambra Gentile, and Stefano Boca. "The mediational role of coping strategies in the relationship between self-esteem and risk of Internet addiction." Europe’s Journal of Psychology 14, no. 1 (March 12, 2018): 176–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v14i1.1449.
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The aim of the present study is to explore, through a mediation model, the relationship among self-esteem, coping strategies, and the risk of Internet addiction in a sample of 300 Italian university students. We submitted the data to a descriptive, mediational comparison between variables (t-test), and correlational statistical analyses. The results confirmed the effect of self-esteem on the risk of Internet addiction. However, we found that the introduction of coping strategies as a mediator gives rise to partial mediation. A low level of self-esteem is a predictor of avoidance-oriented coping that, in turn, affects the risk of Internet addiction.
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Farland, Leslie V., Katharine F. B. Correia, Laura E. Dodge, Anna M. Modest, Paige L. Williams, Louisa H. Smith, Thomas L. Toth, Michele R. Hacker, and Stacey A. Missmer. "The importance of mediation in reproductive health studies." Human Reproduction 35, no. 6 (May 19, 2020): 1262–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deaa064.
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Abstract A mediator is a factor that occurs after the exposure of interest, precedes the outcome of interest (i.e. between the exposure and the outcome) and is associated with both the exposure and the outcome of interest (i.e. is on the pathway between exposure and outcome). Mediation analyses can be valuable in many reproductive health contexts, as mediation analysis can help researchers to better identify, quantify and understand the underlying pathways of the association they are studying. The purpose of this commentary is to introduce the concept of mediation and provide examples that solidify understanding of mediation for valid discovery and interpretation in the field of reproductive medicine.
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Sarstedt, Marko, Joseph F. Hair, Christian Nitzl, Christian M. Ringle, and Matt C. Howard. "Beyond a tandem analysis of SEM and PROCESS: Use of PLS-SEM for mediation analyses!" International Journal of Market Research 62, no. 3 (April 26, 2020): 288–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1470785320915686.
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Mediation and conditional process analyses have become popular approaches for examining the mechanisms by which effects operate and the factors that influence them. To estimate mediation models, researchers often augment their structural equation modeling (SEM) analyses with additional regression analyses using the PROCESS macro. This duality is surprising considering that research has long acknowledged the limitations of regression analyses when estimating models with latent variables. In this article, we argue that much of the confusion regarding SEM’s efficacy for mediation analyses results from a singular focus on factor-based methods, and there is no need for a tandem use of SEM and PROCESS. Specifically, we highlight that composite-based SEM methods overcome the limitations of both regression and factor-based SEM analyses when estimating even highly complex mediation models. We further conclude that composite-based SEM methods such as partial least squares (PLS-SEM) are the preferred and superior approach when estimating mediation and conditional process models, and that the PROCESS approach is not needed when mediation is examined with PLS-SEM.
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Taguri, Masataka, John Featherstone, and Jing Cheng. "Causal mediation analysis with multiple causally non-ordered mediators." Statistical Methods in Medical Research 27, no. 1 (November 23, 2015): 3–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0962280215615899.
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In many health studies, researchers are interested in estimating the treatment effects on the outcome around and through an intermediate variable. Such causal mediation analyses aim to understand the mechanisms that explain the treatment effect. Although multiple mediators are often involved in real studies, most of the literature considered mediation analyses with one mediator at a time. In this article, we consider mediation analyses when there are causally non-ordered multiple mediators. Even if the mediators do not affect each other, the sum of two indirect effects through the two mediators considered separately may diverge from the joint natural indirect effect when there are additive interactions between the effects of the two mediators on the outcome. Therefore, we derive an equation for the joint natural indirect effect based on the individual mediation effects and their interactive effect, which helps us understand how the mediation effect works through the two mediators and relative contributions of the mediators and their interaction. We also discuss an extension for three mediators. The proposed method is illustrated using data from a randomized trial on the prevention of dental caries.
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Aref, Adel T., Andrew D. Vincent, Michael E. O’Callaghan, Sean A. Martin, Peter D. Sutherland, Andrew J. Hoy, Lisa M. Butler, and Gary A. Wittert. "The inverse relationship between prostate specific antigen (PSA) and obesity." Endocrine-Related Cancer 25, no. 11 (November 2018): 933–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/erc-17-0438.
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Obese men have lower serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) than comparably aged lean men, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of obesity on PSA and the potential contributing mechanisms. A cohort of 1195 men aged 35 years and over at recruitment, with demographic, anthropometric (BMI, waist circumference (WC)) and serum hormone (serum testosterone, estradiol (E2)) PSA and hematology assessments obtained over two waves was assessed. Men with a history of prostate cancer or missing PSA were excluded, leaving 970 men for the final analysis. Mixed-effects regressions and mediation analyses adjusting for hormonal and volumetric factors explore the potential mechanisms relating obesity to PSA. After adjusting for age, PSA levels were lower in men with greater WC (P = 0.001). In a multivariable model including WC, age, E2/testosterone and PlasV as predictors, no statistically significant associations were observed between with PSA and either WC (P = 0.36) or PlasV (P = 0.49), while strong associations were observed with both E2/testosterone (P < 0.001) and age (P < 0.001). In the mediation analyses with PlasV as the mediator, the average causal mediation effect (ACME) explained roughly 20% of the total effect of WC on PSA (P = 0.31), while when E2/testosterone is a mediator, the ACME explained roughly 50% of the effect (P < 0.001). Our findings indicate that lower PSA levels in obese men, as compared to normal weight men, can be explained both by hormonal changes (elevated E2/testosterone ratio) and hemodilution. Hormonal factors therefore represent a substantial but underappreciated mediating pathway.
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Hicks, Raymond, and Dustin Tingley. "Causal Mediation Analysis." Stata Journal: Promoting communications on statistics and Stata 11, no. 4 (December 2011): 605–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1536867x1201100407.
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Estimating the mechanisms that connect explanatory variables with the explained variable, also known as “mediation analysis,” is central to a variety of social-science fields, especially psychology, and increasingly to fields like epidemiology. Recent work on the statistical methodology behind mediation analysis points to limitations in earlier methods. We implement in Stata computational approaches based on recent developments in the statistical methodology of mediation analysis. In particular, we provide functions for the correct calculation of causal mediation effects using several different types of parametric models, as well as the calculation of sensitivity analyses for violations to the key identifying assumption required for interpreting mediation results causally.
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Sharma, Nitika. "Introduction to Simple Mediation Analysis in SPSS." Global Journal of Enterprise Information System 7, no. 1 (March 1, 2015): 62. http://dx.doi.org/10.18311/gjeis/2015/3038.
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Data is analyzed using Mediation model which focuses on the estimation of the indirect effect of X on Y through an intermedi - ary mediator variable M causally located between X and Y (i.e., a model of the form X ? M ? Y ) 1 , where X is the input variable, Y is output and M is the Mediating Variable. When researchers want to examine that how X variable exert it effects on Y variable which is commonly intervened by one or two variables denoted by M and this variable has a causal relationship between X & Y as per Figure 1 and termed as Simple Mediation Model. In this casual system there is at least one casual antecedent X variable is projected as influencing an outcome Y through a single inter - vening variable M . Such model establishes two pathways which influences Y by direct effect and indirect effect. In direct effect, pathways lead from X to Y without passing M. In indirect effects, a pathway of X to Y is lead through M. There are two conse - quent variables forming two equations and these equations can be estimated by conducting OLS regression analyses using SPSS or by using PROCESS.sps in SPSS by Andrew F. Hayes. To add PROCESS by Andrew F. Hayes in SPSS.
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Yadav, Kabir, and Roger J. Lewis. "A Reporting Guideline for Mediation Analyses." JAMA 326, no. 11 (September 21, 2021): 1011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2021.15462.
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Lynch, Kevin G., Mark Cary, Robert Gallop, and Thomas R. Ten Have. "Causal mediation analyses for randomized trials." Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology 8, no. 2 (February 7, 2008): 57–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10742-008-0028-9.
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Faldowski, Richard A. "Rediscovering the Individual in Mediation Analyses." Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science 43, no. 3 (June 20, 2009): 253–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12124-009-9099-6.
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Eriksson, Jacob. "Coercion and third-party mediation of identity-based conflict." Review of International Studies 45, no. 3 (January 29, 2019): 387–406. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0260210518000566.
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AbstractThis article analyses third-party mediation of identity-based conflicts, which are notoriously difficult to resolve. It seeks to reconcile the contradiction in the mediation literature between the need for less coercive strategies to ensure ownership of a peace agreement and the need for more coercive strategies to reach a final agreement. Through an analysis of mediation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the article makes four contributions to existing literature. First, the article develops a theoretical ‘best fit’ model that proposes a u-shaped relationship between intensity of mediator coercion and transition through phases of negotiation. Second, it challenges the prevailing notion that pre-negotiation does not involve coercion. Third, it suggests that epistemological and ontological understandings of a conflict and the role of a mediator by both the mediator and the parties mean that mediators enjoy limited capacity to effectively shift from high- to low-coercive strategies. Multi-party mediation can provide the flexibility needed to execute the coercion u-curve effectively. Fourth, it challenges existing understandings of the US-mediated negotiations during the Annapolis process, 2007–08.
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Németh, Viktor, and Csaba Szabó. "The effect of community mediations in the practice through an analysis of two municipal case studies." Belügyi Szemle 69, no. 6. ksz. (December 1, 2021): 73–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.38146/bsz.spec.2021.6.5.
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This study presents the continuously spreading municipal mediation in Hungary through two community mediations as good practice. It analyses theoretical and practical course of proceedings in community decision-making processes. It presents each practical phase of community mediations, analysing the practical effects of them. It compares them with other forms of decision-making, highlighting clear advantages of community mediation both for the leadership and the given community. Through presenting the process of two case studies, two model projects are analysed in details from the perspective of the municipal decision-making organs, civil organisations and the local population. In both presented cases different problems of the community are solved through the same process protocol.
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Duan, Jinyun, Chanzi Bao, Caiyun Huang, and Chad Thomas Brinsfield. "Authoritarian leadership and employee silence in China." Journal of Management & Organization 24, no. 1 (January 18, 2017): 62–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2016.61.
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AbstractWe examine the relationship between authoritarian leadership and employee silence behaviour with 324 employees in 16 state-owned manufacturing enterprises in China. We draw from theories of motivation and person–environment fit to explain the mediating roles of psychological safety and organization-based self-esteem, and the moderating effects of power distance orientation. Regression analyses show that authoritarian leadership has a positive relationship with employee silence behaviour. Mediation analyses show that both psychological safety and organization-based self-esteem partially mediate the relationship between authoritarian leadership and employee silence. Moderation analysis revealed that the direct relationship between authoritarian leadership and employee silence behaviour is stronger for employees with high (as opposed to low) power distance orientation. Additionally, moderated-mediation analyses show that the mediating effects of both psychological safety and organization-based self-esteem are stronger for employees with low (as opposed to high) power distance orientation. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.
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Gómez-Baya, Diego, Ana Lucia-Casademunt, and José Salinas-Pérez. "Gender Differences in Psychological Well-Being and Health Problems among European Health Professionals: Analysis of Psychological Basic Needs and Job Satisfaction." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 7 (July 12, 2018): 1474. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15071474.
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Background: The aim was to examine the mediating role of basic psychological needs and job satisfaction in the relationship between the gender effect on health problems and psychological well-being for health professionals in Europe in 2015. Methods: Two multiple partial mediation analyses were conducted in order to test the partial mediation of both basic needs and job satisfaction, with gender as the independent variable and health problems or well-being, respectively, as the dependent variables, with a sample of health professionals. Results: Women reported lower psychological well-being and more health problems than men. The total effect of gender on both well-being and health problems was found to be significant. Regarding multiple mediation analyses: (a) the effect of gender on well-being was fully mediated by global basic need satisfaction and job satisfaction, such that gender did not present a significant direct effect and (b) the effect of gender on health problems was partially mediated by global basic need satisfaction and job satisfaction, such that the direct effect remained significant. Conclusions: The fulfillment of basic needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness, as postulated within self-determination theory, was hypothesized to play a mediating role in the relationship between gender and well-being. Since significant gender differences in basic need satisfaction were observed, such a mediator should be controlled in order to achieve a significant relationship between gender and well-being when basic needs comes into play. The current study adds to the research emphasizing the need for satisfaction as a promising mechanism underlying for female health professionals’ well-being.
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Hu, Bi Ying, Yuanhua Li, Chuang Wang, Barry Lee Reynolds, and Shuang Wang. "The relation between school climate and preschool teacher stress." Journal of Educational Administration 57, no. 6 (November 4, 2019): 748–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jea-08-2018-0146.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between school climate and teacher stress. Specifically, the authors construct two parsimonious models to test two main hypotheses. First, whether preschool collegial leadership predicts teachers’ job stress through the mediating role of teacher self-efficacy; second, whether teacher professionalism influences teachers’ perceptions of occupational stress through the mediating role of teacher self-efficacy. Design/methodology/approach The authors conceptualized the mediating role of teacher efficacy as an important mechanism that can help to explain the effect of school climate on teacher stress. School climate consisted of two dimensions: principal collegial leadership and professionalism. Therefore, the authors constructed and examined two mediation models by using Bootstrapping mediation modeling: first, preschool teacher self-efficacy as a mediator between preschool collegial leadership and teacher stress; second, preschool teacher self-efficacy as a mediator between preschool teacher professionalism and teacher stress. Findings Results from two mediation analyses showed that principal collegial leadership exerts a significant negative effect on preschool teachers’ stress through the mediating role of teacher self-efficacy. Moreover, professionalism was also a significant predictor of preschool teachers’ stress through the mediating role of teacher self-efficacy. Research limitations/implications This study contributes to the literature in terms of understanding the mechanism of how school climate helps to reduce teacher stress. First, the authors found that teachers’ individual well-being can be efficiently enhanced through a more collegial leadership. Second, the preschool leadership teams can create a supportive climate to reduce teachers’ stress by improving teachers’ professionalism. Originality/value This study offers a new perspective about understanding the internal and external mechanism of teacher stress. The authors discussed the results in light of the recent push by the Chinese Government to teacher quality improvement in early childhood education. The authors argued for prioritizing support for building a supportive school climate for teachers.
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Lee, Sun-young, and Seok Cheol Ha. "The Impacts of Favorableness of Job Conditions on Organizational Silence of Care Workers : Focusing on the Multiple Mediating Effects of Communication Types." Korea Academy of Care Management 44 (September 30, 2022): 57–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.22589/kaocm.2022.44.57.
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The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between favorableness of job conditions and organizational silence, and to examine the mediating effects of communication types on the relationships. For this study, a sample of 222 care workers working in Daegu was collected and analyzed. Frequency analyses, basic statistical analyses, and correlation analyses were used by the SPSS version 25.0, and parallel multiple mediation model was analyzed by the PROCESS Macro version 3.5. Also, bootstrapping was used for significance tests. Results showed that favorableness of job conditions didn't have a direct impact on organizational silence. In multiple mediation analyses, open communication between upper and lower parties involved as well as cooperative communication between workers had full mediating impacts on the relationships between favorableness of job conditions and organizational silence. However, the communication for quality of information didn't have mediating impacts. Based on these findings, this study discusses policy and practical implications to promote favorableness of job conditions and to decrease organizational silence.
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Leake, Hayley B., G. Lorimer Moseley, Tasha R. Stanton, Lauren C. Heathcote, Joshua W. Pate, Michael A. Wewege, and Hopin Lee. "Using Mediation Analysis to Understand How Treatments for Paediatric Pain Work: A Systematic Review and Recommendations for Future Research." Children 8, no. 2 (February 16, 2021): 147. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children8020147.
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Clinicians have an increasing number of evidence-based interventions to treat pain in youth. Mediation analysis offers a way of investigating how interventions work, by examining the extent to which an intermediate variable, or mediator, explains the effect of an intervention. This systematic review examined studies that used mediation analysis to investigate mechanisms of interventions on pain-relevant outcomes for youth (3–18 years) with acute or chronic pain, and provides recommendations for future mediation research in this field. We searched five electronic databases for clinical trials or observational longitudinal studies that included a comparison group and conducted mediation analyses of interventions on youth and assessed pain outcomes. We found six studies (N = 635), which included a total of 53 mediation models examining how interventions affect pain-relevant outcomes for youth. Five studies were secondary analyses of randomized controlled trials of psychological interventions for chronic pain; one was a longitudinal observational study of morphine for acute pain. The pain conditions studied were irritable bowel syndrome, functional abdominal pain, juvenile fibromyalgia, mixed chronic pain, and post-operative pain. Fourteen putative mediators were tested, of which three partially mediated treatment effect; seven did not significantly mediate treatment effect and four had mixed results. Methodological and reporting limitations were common. There are substantial gaps in the field with respect to investigating, and therefore understanding, how paediatric interventions work.
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Williams, Cynthia-Lee. "Mediation and the police." Mediation Theory and Practice 5 (December 23, 2020): 6–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1558/mtp.18585.
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Currently, few studies have examined mediation programmes within independent police oversight agencies. Moreover, analyses of these programmes primarily focus on the degree of citizen satisfaction. This study adds to the existing research by examining possible characteristics linked to mediation selection within independent police oversight agencies. Specifically, this study considers the long-standing tension experienced between the police and certain groups (e.g. minorities, youths and residents of disadvantaged communities) and attempts to determined which groups are more or less likely to meet with officers to resolve police complaints. The data (obtained from the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board and United States Census of 2010) allow for an analysis of complainant demographic characteristics and neighbourhood characteristics linked to the complainants. Bivariate and multivariate analyses uncovered group differences in mediation selection. Particularly, the results of this study demonstrate that minorities are more likely to select mediation.
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Şahin, Muhittin, Sinan Keskin, and Halil Yurdugül. "Impact of Family Support and Perception of Loneliness on Game Addiction Analysis of a Mediation and Moderation." International Journal of Game-Based Learning 9, no. 4 (October 2019): 15–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijgbl.2019100102.
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This study aims to analyse the psychological constructs of loneliness and family support on game addiction among children, who are a major risk group for game addiction. The study explores: a) the effect of the secondary-school students' perception of family support on game addiction; b) the mediation effect of the feeling of loneliness experienced by children in the effect of family support on game addiction; and c) the moderating effect of gender on the mediation model. The study group is composed of 575 students studying in a secondary school in the city of Ankara. For the analysis of the data, the study employed factorial and structure validity analyses, a reliability analysis, a structural equation model, and mediator and moderator variable analyses. The study concluded that although family support had a significant effect on game addiction, a major part of such effect resulted from the individual's perception of loneliness, which was more evident among the female students.
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Morera, Osvaldo F., and Felipe González Castro. "Important Considerations in Conducting Statistical Mediation Analyses." American Journal of Public Health 103, no. 3 (March 2013): 394–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2012.301047.
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Lange, Theis, Kim Wadt Hansen, Rikke Sørensen, and Søren Galatius. "Applied mediation analyses: a review and tutorial." Epidemiology and Health 39 (August 6, 2017): e2017035. http://dx.doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2017035.
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Ten Have, Thomas R., Marshall M. Joffe, Kevin G. Lynch, Gregory K. Brown, Stephen A. Maisto, and Aaron T. Beck. "Causal Mediation Analyses with Rank Preserving Models." Biometrics 63, no. 3 (March 20, 2007): 926–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-0420.2007.00766.x.
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Arslan, Tuncay, Z. Özge Çandereli, Okan Cem Kitapçi, Nur Şişman Kitapçi, Pınar Kiliç Aksu, Leyla Köksal, Elif Özge Özdamar, Meral Yay, Şule Ecevit Alpar, and Gonca Mumcu. "Do Patient Experiences Have Mediating Roles on Patient Loyalty?" Journal of Patient Experience 9 (January 2022): 237437352211030. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23743735221103027.
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The study aimed to evaluate the mediating roles of patient experiences on patient loyalty. The data were collected through an electronic questionnaire regarding feedback from 5732 patients received outpatient clinics. Patient loyalty was evaluated using the Net Promoter Score (NPS11) that patients were asked whether they would like to recommend the hospital to their relatives or friends. Patient experiences with physicians, nurses, and waiting times were also asked in the questionnaire. After preliminary analysis, mediation analyses were performed to evaluate direct and indirect causal effects among variables for NPS11. While patient experiences are used as possible mediators, Branch Groups in the first and Admission Time in the second model are independent variables. In the analyses, Surgical Medical Science ( p = 0.019) and Day Shift ( p = 0.000) have a direct mediating effect on NPS11. Nursing care experiences were found to be a mediator variable for NPS11 in both models ( p = 0.000 for both). Patient loyalty was associated with Surgical Medical Science and Day Shift primarily whereas Nursing care experience had a mediating role.
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Nobre, Isabele Goes, Marcos Andre Moura-dos-Santos, Gabriela Goes Nobre, Ravi Marinho dos Santos, Isabella da Costa Ribeiro, Gabriela Carvalho Jurema Santos, Eveline Viana da Silva da Fonseca, et al. "The mediation effect of anthropometry and physical fitness on the relationship between birthweight and basal metabolic rate in children." Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease 11, no. 6 (November 22, 2019): 640–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s2040174419000783.
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AbstractBackground:Birthweight (BW) has been associated with anthropometry, body composition and physical fitness during growth and development of children. However, less is known about the mediation effect of those variables on the relationship between BW and basal metabolic rate (BMR) in children.Objective:To analyse the mediation effect of anthropometry, body composition and physical fitness on the association between BW and BMR in children.Methods:In total, 499 children (254 boys, 245 girls) aged 7–10 years were included. Anthropometry (weight, height, head, waist and hip circumferences), body composition (skinfolds thickness, body fat percentage), physical fitness (handgrip strength, flexibility, muscular endurance, muscular explosive power, agility, running speed) and BMR were evaluated. The analyses were conducted by: single-mediator analysis (SMA) and multi-mediator analysis (MMA).Results:The SMA indicates height, head, waist and hip circumferences and handgrip strength as significant mediators of BW on BMR for boys and height, hip circumference and handgrip strength as significant mediators of BW on BMR for girls. In MMA for girls, there were significant indirect effects for height, hip circumference and handgrip strength, with 79.08% of percent mediation. For boys, the head and waist circumferences mediation had a significant indirect effect, with 83.37% of percent mediation.Conclusion:The anthropometric variables associated with BW were body height, head, hip and waist circumferences for boys and body height and hip circumference for girls. The current study provides new evidence that height and handgrip strength during childhood mediated the relationship between BW and BMR.
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Arriagada-Venegas, Matías, Eva Ariño-Mateo, Raúl Ramírez-Vielma, Gabriela Nazar-Carter, and David Pérez-Jorge. "Authentic leadership and its relationship with job satisfaction: The mediator role of organizational dehumanization." Europe’s Journal of Psychology 18, no. 4 (November 30, 2022): 450–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.5964/ejop.6125.
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The objective of this research was to examine the mediating role that organizational dehumanization plays between authentic leadership and job satisfaction. The study was carried out with a sample of 422 participants, 50.7% were men and 49.3% women, with an average age of 38.96 years. The workers belong to different public and private organizations in Chile, and they responded to instruments of sociodemographic characterization, employment history and the scales of organizational dehumanization, authentic leadership, and job satisfaction. Data analysis included descriptive, correlational, and mediation analyses. The results allow us to maintain the hypothesis that organizational dehumanization plays a mediator role in the relationship between authentic leadership and job satisfaction. Implications of these findings are discussed.
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Negriff, Sonya, Juye Ji, and Penelope K. Trickett. "Exposure to peer delinquency as a mediator between self-report pubertal timing and delinquency: A longitudinal study of mediation." Development and Psychopathology 23, no. 1 (January 24, 2011): 293–304. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954579410000805.
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AbstractThis study examined exposure to peer delinquency as a mediator between pubertal timing and self-reported delinquency longitudinally and whether this mediational model was moderated by either gender or maltreatment experience. Data were obtained from Time 1, 2, and 3 of a longitudinal study of maltreatment and development. At Time 1 the sample comprised 454 children aged 9–13 years. Analyses via structural equation modeling supported full mediation. Gender did not moderate this mediational relationship, but maltreatment experience did. The results show that early maturing males and females are both at risk for being exposed to peers that may draw them into delinquent behavior. In addition, the mechanism linking early pubertal timing to delinquency differs depending on maltreatment experience.
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Condello, Giancarlo, Laura Capranica, Silvia Migliaccio, Roberta Forte, Angela Di Baldassarre, and Caterina Pesce. "Energy Balance and Active Lifestyle: Potential Mediators of Health and Quality of Life Perception in Aging." Nutrients 11, no. 9 (September 6, 2019): 2122. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11092122.
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The relationship between aging and perception of health and quality of life is complex and its mediation mechanisms need to be further explored. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating effects of total energy expenditure and intake, body mass, and body image dissatisfaction on the relationship between age and perception of health and quality of life. Forty-two senior athletes, 55 physically active, and 61 sedentary individuals (aged 55–84 years) were evaluated for total energy expenditure (EE), energy intake (EI), body mass index (BMI), absolute Body Dissatisfaction Index (BDIabx), and physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) health and quality of life perception. Multiple mediation analyses were applied to assess the relationship between age and PCS and MCS indices, through the mediators EE, EI, BMI, and BDIabx. For MCS, but not for PSC, the mediation analysis showed: (a) a direct effect of age; (b) a mediation path through EE, EI, BMI, and BDIabx; and (c) a positive total effect. The combination of positive and negative mediating effects influencing the mental health perception underlined that with advancing age, the maintenance of high levels of energy expenditure through physical activity could positively impact body image satisfaction and, in turn, mental health.
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Gori, Alessio, Eleonora Topino, and Mark D. Griffiths. "Protective and Risk Factors in Exercise Addiction: A Series of Moderated Mediation Analyses." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 18 (September 15, 2021): 9706. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189706.
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For a minority of individuals, exercise may become excessive and lead to an addictive behaviour. To better understand the processes by which exercise could become an addiction, the present study examined the risk and protective factors of exercise addiction among regular exercisers, by investigating the role of drive for thinness, bulimia, body dissatisfaction, body image concerns, and self-esteem. A sample of 319 Italian regular exercisers (Mage = 30.78 years, SD = 11.98) completed the Italian versions of the Exercise Addiction Inventory, Eating Disorder Inventory-3 Referral Form, Body Image Concern Inventory, and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Data were analyzed by implementing a series of moderated mediations. Drive for thinness, bulimia, and body dissatisfaction were positively associated with exercise addiction. An indirect path was found in each of these relationships, which included the mediation of body image concerns, as well as a significant moderation of self-esteem in the associations between drive for thinness, bulimia, body dissatisfaction, and the mediator. High self-esteem appeared to be a protective factor. The higher the level of self-esteem, the less indirect the effects of thinness drive, bulimia, body dissatisfaction, and body image concerns were on exercise addiction. Such findings contribute to a better understanding concerning the risk and protective factors of excessive exercise, and may have important practical implications in structuring interventions to reduce risk of developing exercise addiction, as well as orienting future research.
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Junça Silva, Ana, Antonio Caetano, and Rita Rueff Lopes. "A supportive climate may protect well-being from negative humour events." European Journal of Humour Research 10, no. 3 (October 11, 2022): 138–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.7592/ejhr.2022.10.3.599.
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This study investigated: (a) the mediating role of affect between humour events and well-being at work and (b) the moderating role of psychological work climate in the indirect relationship between humour events and well-being at work, via affect. The moderated mediation model was tested through a study with 93 full-time employees. We used regressions and bootstrapping analyses to test the moderated mediation model. The findings indicated a significant association between humour events and well-being at work with affect as a mediator. Moreover, psychological work climate was found to significantly moderate the indirect relationship between humour events and well-being at work via affect, such that it become stronger when individuals were in a positive psychological work climate. This paper adds considerable evidence of the relationship between humour-related events and their impact on individuals’ well-being. Psychological work climate strengthens the association between affect and well-being after humour events.
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Ramos Salazar, Leslie, Yafei Zhang, Heidi Huntington, Priyanka Khandelwal, and Pradnya Joshi. "Examining Online MBA Students’ Social Presence and Career Planning Self-Confidence." Business and Professional Communication Quarterly 85, no. 3 (September 2022): 319–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23294906221109191.
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It is unknown whether social presence in internet-based MBA courses enhances students’ career success. This study examined general self-efficacy and goal orientation mediation models to determine what strengthens MBA students’ social presence and their career planning self-confidence. Data included 278 online MBA students in an AACSB-accredited college of business. The regression analyses demonstrated that perceived general self-efficacy and goal orientation related to students’ career planning self-confidence. The mediation analyses revealed that internet self-efficacy, perceived general self-efficacy, and goal orientation had an indirect mediating effect on social presence and career planning. Implications are offered for business communication educators.
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Puspitasari, Putri, Sri Maslihah, and Anastasia Wulandari. "PENGARUH KELEKATAN TERHADAP KESEJAHTERAAN PSIKOLOGIS YANG DIMEDIASI OLEH RESILIENSI PADA REMAJA DENGAN ORANG TUA BERCERAI." JURNAL PSIKOLOGI INSIGHT 4, no. 1 (May 12, 2020): 32–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.17509/insight.v4i1.24625.
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The aim of this study was to examine the correlation of attachment on psychological well-being with resilience act as mediator. Participants were 127 high school adolescents with parent divorced while aged 0 to 12 years old. Attachment was assessed by Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA), resilience was assessed by Resilience Scale (RS), and psychological well-being was assessed by Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS) instruments. Causal mediation analyses were used to examine the proposed mediation effects. Result showed that attachment can predict adolescents’ psychological well-being. On other hand, resilience functioned as a mediator on the correlation.
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Gilal, Faheem Gul, Jian Zhang, Rehman Gul Gilal, Rukhsana Gul Gilal, and Naeem Gul Gilal. "Supply Chain Management Practices and Product Development: A Moderated Mediation Model of Supply Chain Responsiveness, Organization Structure, and Research and Development." Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems 16, no. 01 (February 6, 2017): 35–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219686717500032.
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The supply chain management theory is advanced by a joint investigation of the mediating role of (a) supply chain responsiveness (SCR) (e.g., operation, logistic and supplier network responsiveness) in linking supply chain management practices (SCMP) with product development (PD) and (b) the moderating role of organization structure (OS) and research and development (R&D) in influencing the mediation. Using K. J. Preacher, D. D. Rucker and A. F. Hayes’s [Addressing moderated mediation hypotheses: Theory, methods, and prescriptions, Multivariate Behavioral Research 42(1) (2007) 185–227] moderated mediation framework, the authors tested the model with survey data from 210 White-collars of national and multinational fast moving consumer goods companies operating in Pakistan. Results showed that SCR mediated the relationship between supply chain management practices with product development. Moderated mediation analyses further revealed that organization structure moderated the mediation for supply chain management practices with supply chain responsiveness, whereas research and development moderated the mediation for supply chain responsiveness and product development. Additionally, theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
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Adigwe, Ifeanyi. "Identifying the Moderating and Mediating Variables in Parental Mediation Practices in Nigerian Families in the Digital Age." Social Media + Society 7, no. 3 (July 2021): 205630512110338. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20563051211033817.
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This study examined the moderating and mediating variables in parental mediation practices in Nigerian families in the digital age. This study applied a multi-stage sampling technique to achieve an adequate representation of the population in six educational districts in Lagos, Nigeria. The study included 1,270 adult sample. Data were obtained through questionnaire from parents of children in the selected schools. Findings of the study showed that a strong and positive relationship exists between parent’s age and educational level and parent’s gender and educational level. These relationships were evident as strong moderating variables for the four mediation strategies measured in this study. It was found that, relating to the digital literacy of parents, the hierarchical regression analyses showed that only 7% of variance in parental mediation practice, in the case of participatory learning, was explained. By implication, the constructs of digital literacy are more relevant to participatory learning mediation practice compared to other parental mediation practices in the context of Nigerian families.
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Lepetić, Jelena. "Disputed claims and mediation in Serbian insolvency law: De lege lata and de lege ferenda." Pravo i privreda 58, no. 3 (2020): 156–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/pip2003156l.
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In this paper, the author analyses the Insolvency Act's provisions on mediation. Firstly, the author points out the existence of a special legal regime for mediation of disputes related to the determination of claims, which differs from the general regime of mediation. Afterwards, the provisions on initiating mediation proceedings are analysed, with the special emphasis on the persons authorized to submit proposal for resolving a dispute in the mediation procedure according to the provisions of the Insolvency Act as well as the role of the creditors' committee in this regard. Then, the author analyses the issue of the duration and termination of mediation, pointing out the inconsistencies of the domestic solution. Furthermore, the issue of the costs of mediation proceedings in connection with insolvency proceedings is addressed shortly. In conclusion, the author advocates the abolition of restrictions on active legitimacy for submitting proposals for resolving disputes through mediation, prescribing additional competencies of the creditors' committee at the final stage of the mediation procedure in relation to the disputed claims in which the insolvency administrator participates, and providing a single regime of mediation for disputes regarding insolvency proceedings resolution.
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Sun, Xiaojie, Wenyu Liu, Bin Zhang, Xiantao Shen, Chen Hu, Xiaomei Chen, Shuna Jin, et al. "Maternal Heavy Metal Exposure, Thyroid Hormones, and Birth Outcomes: A Prospective Cohort Study." Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 104, no. 11 (April 17, 2019): 5043–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jc.2018-02492.
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AbstractContextMaternal thyroid hormones during pregnancy play a critical role in fetal development. However, whether maternal heavy metal exposure affects their thyroid hormones and the effects on fetal growth are still unclear.ObjectiveTo explore the effect of heavy metal exposure on maternal thyroid hormones and the potential mediation role of thyroid hormones on birth outcomes.MethodsConcentrations of heavy metals in urine samples and thyroid hormones in blood samples of 675 pregnant women were measured during early pregnancy in a cohort study conducted in China. Multivariable linear regressions were applied to explore the associations of maternal urinary heavy metal levels with both maternal thyroid hormones and birth outcomes. Mediation analyses were performed to assess the mediation role of thyroid hormones in these associations.ResultsMaternal urinary vanadium (V) exhibited an inverse association with free T3 (FT3) and FT3/free T4 (FT4) ratio levels. Urinary arsenic (As) and lead (Pb) had inverse relationships with FT3. We also observed the positive associations of maternal FT3 and FT3/FT4 ratio with birthweight. The mediation analyses suggested that 5.33% to 30.57% of the associations among V, As, and Pb levels and birth size might be mediated by maternal FT3 or FT3/FT4 ratio.ConclusionsWe have shown that maternal exposures to V, As, and Pb at early pregnancy were associated with decreased maternal FT3 or FT3/FT4 ratio, which might contribute to reduced birthweight. Mediation analyses indicated that maternal thyroid hormone was a possible mediator of the association between urinary heavy metals and birth size.
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Trafimow, David. "Introduction to the Special Issue on Mediation Analyses: What If Planetary Scientists Used Mediation Analysis to Infer Causation?" Basic and Applied Social Psychology 37, no. 4 (July 4, 2015): 197–201. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01973533.2015.1064290.
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Gao, Tingting, Songli Mei, Hua Cao, Leilei Liang, Chengchao Zhou, and Xiangfei Meng. "Parental Psychological Aggression and Phubbing in Adolescents: A Moderated Mediation Model." Psychiatry Investigation 19, no. 12 (December 25, 2022): 1012–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.30773/pi.2022.0142.
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Objective The present study aimed to examine the mediated moderation effect underlying the association between parental psychological aggression and phubbing, as well as the mediating role of anxiety and moderating role of sex and grade.Methods Based on a cross-sectional study, a total of 758 Chinese junior high school students had completed measures on socio-demographic characteristics, parental psychological aggression, anxiety and phubbing. Structural equation modeling was adopted to examine the mediating effect of anxiety on the association between parental psychological aggression and phubbing. Multigroup analyses were conducted to explore whether the path coefficients differed by sex and grade.Results Mediation analysis indicated that anxiety could mediate the association between parental psychological aggression and phubbing. The indirect effect of parental psychological aggression on phubbing via anxiety was 0.12. Multigroup analyses revealed that the higher mediation effect of anxiety was more likely to be reported by boys and students from grade eight.Conclusion Findings of the present study may inform prevention and intervention programs for phubbing in adolescents exposed to parental psychological aggression, by decreasing the anxiety and adopting selective strategies for different sex and grade groups.
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Ηλιόπουλος, Παναγιώτης. "Νευρωτισμός και Ψυχική Ανθεκτικότητα: Ο διαμεσολαβητικός ρόλος της Συναισθηματικής Νοημοσύνης." Psychology: the Journal of the Hellenic Psychological Society 24, no. 2 (October 15, 2020): 182. http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/psy_hps.24925.
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Psychological resilience refers to the capacity of individuals to cope with and successfully manage adversities. Given the links between Neuroticism as a personality dimension, Emotional Intelligence (EI) and Resilience, the present study examined the mediating role of EI in the relationship between Neuroticism and Resilience. The sampleconsisted mostly of undergraduate students (mean age = 20,55). The Big Five Inventory (BFI) (Benet- Martinez, 1998), the Greek Scale of Emotional Intelligence (GEIS) (Tsaousis, 2008) and the Resilience Scale(RS) (Wagnlid & Young, 1993) were administered to the participants (n = 123). Correlation analyses showed a significant negative correlation between Neuroticism and Resilience, as well as between Neuroticism and EI. Conversely, EI correlated positively with Resilience. As shown by the mediation analysis, ΕΙ constitutes a significant mediational factor in the relationship between Neuroticism and Resilience, suggesting that theaforementioned link is mainly due to the mediating effect of EI. In conclusion, the results demonstrate the crucial mediational role of emotion-related processes in the effect of personality on psychosocial adjustment, expanding pre-existing findings. However, further research is needed by using alternative methods and considering additional mediators and moderators.
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Kong, Jooyoung, Soonhee Roh, Scott D. Easton, Yeon-Shim Lee, and Michael J. Lawler. "A History of Childhood Maltreatment and Intimate Partner Violence Victimization Among Native American Adults." Journal of Interpersonal Violence 33, no. 18 (February 24, 2016): 2826–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260516632353.
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This study examined the association between childhood maltreatment and intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization among Native American adults. Based on Riggs’s theoretical model of the long-term effects of childhood abuse, we also examined the mediating roles of insecure attachment patterns and depressive symptoms. The current study was a secondary data analysis using the 2013 General Well-Being Among Native Americans dataset ( N = 479). Structural equation modeling was used to examine the hypothesized relationships among key constructs. Consistent with existing literature of revictimization, our findings showed that the experience of childhood maltreatment was positively associated with IPV victimization. Mediation analyses indicated that depression was a significant mediator in the association between childhood maltreatment and IPV victimization. In addition, all the paths linking childhood maltreatment, fearful attachment, depressive symptoms, and IPV victimization were statistically significant, although the overall mediation effect was not significant. The results of this study suggest that Riggs’s model can serve as a useful theoretical framework for understanding the long-term effects of childhood maltreatment among Native American adults. Practitioners in the area of IPV should include maltreatment history and current attachment patterns in client assessments, which could help address conflict and violence within intimate relationships.
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Kim, Paul Youngbin, and Kyu Jin Yon. "Stigma, Loss of Face, and Help-Seeking Attitudes Among South Korean College Students." Counseling Psychologist 47, no. 3 (April 2019): 331–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011000019872790.
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In this study, we investigated empirical associations between others’ stigma regarding seeking psychological help (predictor), self-stigma regarding seeking help (mediator), loss of face concerns (moderator), and professional help-seeking attitudes (outcome) among 485 South Korean college students. We also explored the dimensionality of close others’ stigma and public stigma using a bifactor analysis. We recruited participants from several universities in South Korea. They completed an online survey containing demographic questions and study measures. Bifactor analysis results indicated that close others’ stigma and public stigma may be better treated as a unidimensional construct (i.e., others’ stigma). Mediation and moderated mediation analyses indicated that others’ stigma predicted self-stigma, which in turn predicted help-seeking attitudes. Furthermore, this mediation model was moderated by loss of face, in that as loss of face increased, the negative indirect effect of others’ stigma on help-seeking attitudes through self-stigma became weaker. We discuss implications for research and practice.