Mediation analysis revisited: Practical suggestions for addressing common deficiencies. Issue 1 (February 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kim, Jungkeun; Hwang, Euejung; Phillips, Megan; Jang, Sungha; Kim, Jae-Eun; Spence, Mark T.; Park, Jongwon
• Is Part Of: Australasian marketing journal. Volume 26:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 59
• Page End: 64
• Publication Date: 2018-02
• Subjects: Mediation analysis -- Baron and Kenny causal chain approach -- Reverse mediation -- Experimental-causal-chain design -- Moderation-of-process design; Marketing -- Australasia -- Periodicals; Marketing -- Periodicals; 658.8480905
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ausmj.2018.03.002
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1441-3582

Abstract

Abstract: Four issues that can affect statistical conclusions from mediation analysis are presented here: The implications of omitting mediators; not conducting reverse mediation analysis; using inappropriate measures; and not considering a wider array of experiment-based methods. Suggestions for addressing each of these are advanced. Previous issues of AMJ, JMR and JCR are then examined to gauge the extent to which these suggestions were used. Less than half of the published papers inspected (44.4% of the total) endeavored to address at least three of the four issues raised above. AMJ authors will realize higher statistical as well as theoretical rigor if they consider these suggestions. Chinese Abstract: 此处列出四个可以影响中介分析统计结论的问题:忽略中间人的影响;不进行逆向中介分析;采取不恰当的措施;以及没有考虑更广泛的实验型方法. 针对每一个问题均提出了建议. 然后调查先前 AMJ, JMR 和 JCR 的问题, 以评估这些建议的使用程度. 在发表的文章中, 近半数 (总数的44.4%) 致力于解决上述四个问题中的至少三个. 如果 AMJ 作者们考虑这些建议, 他们就会认识到统计学和理论上的更高严谨性.