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Korean Journal of Psychology: General

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Exploring the possible direction of interpreting inconsistent mediational effect

Korean Journal of Psychology: General / Korean Journal of Psychology: General, (P)1229-067X; (E)2734-1127
2020, v.39 no.1, pp.91-115
https://doi.org/10.22257/kjp.2020.3.39.1.91


& (2020). Exploring the possible direction of interpreting inconsistent mediational effect. Korean Journal of Psychology: General, 39(1), 91-115, https://doi.org/10.22257/kjp.2020.3.39.1.91

Abstract

The mediational model is one of the most commonly used statistical methods in the social sciences as well as in psychology. However, there are some instances where the results are hard to interpret, one of which is inconsistent mediation. The inconsistent mediation refers to the case that the direct and indirect effects have differing signs or that the magnitude of the direct effect exceeds that of the total effect, which is a suppression effect. Despite the models with the inconsistent mediation is getting more popular and important, there is a lack of research providing guidance on plausible interpretation of the results. This study aims to integrate and classify diverse types of the inconsistent mediation and to propose a typology that one can refer to for proper interpretation of the results. We first review the traditional mediation analysis and its criticism in terms of the inconsistent mediational effect. We then explain the theoretical and methodological concepts of the inconsistent mediation and try to structuralize the patterns of interpretation by exploring empirical studies. Finally, we discuss the implications as well as the limitations of the present study.

keywords
매개모형, 비일관적 매개, 억제효과, mediation analysis, inconsistent mediation, suppression effect

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