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Top 22 common errors and 8 new guidelines for SEM

Common error (issue) 10: Moderated mediation & Mediated moderation

Moderated mediation:

To examine whether an indirect effect is moderated or

whether the mediated effect depends on levels of another variable

Mediated moderation:

To examine whether a moderation effect is mediated

Use and misuse Process software

Reference

Muller, D., Judd, C. M., & Yzerbyt, V. Y. (2005). When moderation is mediated and mediation is moderated. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 89(6), 852–863. https://doi.org/ 10.1037/0022-3514.89.6.852

Shiau, W.-L. (2023). Introduction and Application of Statistical Analysis: SPSS+ SmartPLS 4(PLS-SEM)(4th ed.), Gotop, Taipei, Taiwan. (in Chinese)

Note:

Moderated mediation is not equal to Mediated moderation except for an exception......