W5-DQ

Write a post of 1-2 paragraphs.

Find a peer-reviewed article that discusses a mediator or a moderator. We encourage you to find an article related to your final project topic, but you may also use one of the articles listed here:

· Pathways to Health: Conceptual Clarification and Appropriate Statistical Treatment of Mediator, Moderator, and Indirect Effects Using Examples From Burnout Research

· Frontal Asymmetry as a Mediator and Moderator of Emotion: An Updated Review

· Effectiveness, Moderators, and Mediators of Self-Regulation Intervention on Older Adults' Exercise Behavior: A Randomized, Controlled Crossover Trial

Describe the nature of the relationship the mediator or moderator has to the independent and dependent variable.

Does the general way that the author describes the mediator or moderator seem to fit with the process outlined by Baron and Kenny (1986) in The Mediator–Moderator Variable Distinction in Social Psychological Research ? Try not to get too bogged down with the statistics of the mediator and moderator tests. Focus on the general principles.