Testing moderator and mediator effects in counseling psychology research

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 115-134

  Frazier, Patricia A ^a   Tix, Andrew P ^b   Barron, Kenneth E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b AUGSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^c JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUNSELING; DATA ANALYSIS; EFFECTIVE POPULATION SIZE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW;

EID: 0842346778     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.51.1.115     Document Type: Review

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