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Mediation

Mediation, in the psychological and statistical sciences, denotes a mediating variable, or mediator, that transmits or explains the effect of an independent variable on an outcome, accounting for how or why a relationship occurs rather than merely whether it exists. In mediation analysis, the total effect of a predi…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 103× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Mediation, in the psychological and statistical sciences, denotes a mediating variable, or mediator, that transmits or explains the effect of an independent variable on an outcome, accounting for how or why a relationship occurs rather than merely whether it exists. In mediation analysis, the total effect of a predictor is decomposed into a direct effect and an indirect effect operating through one or more intervening variables, and contemporary methods estimate and test these indirect pathways to clarify mechanism. The concept extends within behavioral and cognitive science to mediating responses and processes, internal or covert events that link antecedent conditions to observable behavior. Research reflected here applies this framework to examine the mediating role of parental support and self-esteem in the relationship between sports participation and academic achievement, the mediating effect of depressive symptoms between cardiovascular risk and health behavior in vulnerable populations, and related models of perceived stress and wellbeing. The term also denotes, in a separate everyday sense, a structured dispute-resolution process in which a neutral third party facilitates negotiated agreement, and work on negotiation strategies engages that meaning. Mediation matters because identifying mechanisms guides theory and intervention design. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research employing mediation analysis and process-oriented models across psychological and health domains.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2019

Examination of Maternal Assets and Breast Milk Expression

K. Bai YeonCorresponding author
Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey 07043
Exact topic Breastfeeding Biology Cited by 1 doi:10.14302/issn.2644-0105.jbfb-19-2752
2019

Brain Fatigue is a Critical Issue

Habibzadeh NasimCorresponding author
PhD in Sport Science, Department of Sport Science, Teesside University
Exact topic International Physiology Journal doi:10.14302/issn.2578-8590.ipj-19-2653
2018

Biological Networks: An Introductory Review

Saad Zaghloul Salem MohammadCorresponding author
Professor of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Exact topic Proteomics and Genomics Research Cited by 35 doi:10.14302/issn.2326-0793.jpgr-18-2312

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 103 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Mediation, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Verbal Behavior.

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