Introduction to Mediation and Moderation Concepts and Methods
On November 17, Tor Neilands, PhD presented in a webinar intended to move the understanding of how to introduce three conceptual approaches to mediation analysis: the causal steps method popularized by the seminal 1986 publication of Baron and Kenny, mediation analysis conducted via parametric structural equation modeling (SEM), and causal mediation analysis. Each of these methods was described and their strengths and limitations considered, as well as their availability in several computing packages. In addition, a short introduction to moderation concepts was provided and analyses including both mediation and moderation was discussed briefly. The presentation concluded with a list of resources available to those who would like to learn more about these techniques.
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