Conditional Path Analysis: The Analytical Framework of Mediated Moderation (70750)

Session Information: Research Methodologies, Quantitative and Qualitative
Session Chair: Joyce Lok Yin Kwan

Saturday, 27 May 2023 14:30
Session: Session 3
Room: Room 705
Presentation Type:Oral Presentation

All presentation times are UTC + 9 (Asia/Tokyo)

Mediation and moderation are two important processes in social sciences research for understanding the dynamic and interactive processes of human behaviours (Baron and Kenny, 1986). While mediation helps researchers to explain how an external physical event (X) leads to psychological or behavioural change (Y) by introducing the intervening variable or mediator (M), moderation helps researchers to identify the conditions (i.e., the moderator (W)) which change the psychological process. Mediated moderation is one type of conditional path models, which combine both the mediation and moderation processes to account for the underlying mechanism of a moderation process through the use of a mediator variable. For example, by formulating an appropriate mediated moderation model, researchers can address research question such as how a coping strategy may help to alleviate the detrimental effect of stress on psychological well-being. In this presentation, we will revisit the myths regarding to the analysis of mediated moderation. Based on the variable system (VS) approach proposed by Kwan and Chan (2018), we will discuss a new analytical framework of mediated moderation. The new framework addresses the limitation of the traditional analytical framework of mediated moderation in testing and estimating the mediated moderation effect. Research findings of the new analytical framework of mediated moderation will be presented. We will also introduce a newly developed R-based statistical tool for the analysis of mediated moderation.

Authors:
Joyce Lok Yin Kwan, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Wai Chan, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Jacky Chi Kit Ng, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Cherry Yik Ting Choi, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Tony Kam Tai Kwan, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong


About the Presenter(s)
Dr Joyce Kwan is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at The Education University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong

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Last updated: 2023-02-23 23:45:00