Demystifying moderators and mediators in intellectual and developmental disabilities research: A primer and review of the literature

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1148-1160

  Farmer, C ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Indirect effects; Mediation; Moderation; Statistical methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BOOTSTRAPPING; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CRITERION VARIABLE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MEDIATOR; PSYCHOLOGIST; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RESEARCH; RESEARCHER-SUBJECT RELATIONS;

EID: 84868542624     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2011.01508.x     Document Type: Article

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