Mediation in Dyadic Data at the Level of the Dyads: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 661-670

  Ledermann, Thomas ^a   Macho, Siegfried ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

bootstrapping; Common Fate Model; dyadic data; mediation; Structural Equation Modeling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

EID: 70350135657     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016197     Document Type: Article

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