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    The document outlines the 3 step process for mediation analysis proposed by Baron and Kenny, including establishing the relationships between the independent variable (X) and dependent variable (Y), and between X and the mediator (M) and between M and Y. It notes that this approach was later criticized for flaws in establishing indirect effects, and that newer approaches like Hayes' Macro process model and Hair's approach only consider partial and full mediation when there is an initial relationship between X and Y. The Sobel test for assessing mediation significance is also discussed but is no longer necessary with modern analysis tools directly providing these calculations.

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    The document outlines the 3 step process for mediation analysis proposed by Baron and Kenny, including establishing the relationships between the independent variable (X) and dependent variable (Y), and between X and the mediator (M) and between M and Y. It notes that this approach was later criticized for flaws in establishing indirect effects, and that newer approaches like Hayes' Macro process model and Hair's approach only consider partial and full mediation when there is an initial relationship between X and Y. The Sobel test for assessing mediation significance is also discussed but is no longer necessary with modern analysis tools directly providing these calculations.

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    Full and Partial Mediation

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    The document outlines the 3 step process for mediation analysis proposed by Baron and Kenny, including establishing the relationships between the independent variable (X) and dependent variable (Y), and between X and the mediator (M) and between M and Y. It notes that this approach was later criticized for flaws in establishing indirect effects, and that newer approaches like Hayes' Macro process model and Hair's approach only consider partial and full mediation when there is an initial relationship between X and Y. The Sobel test for assessing mediation significance is also discussed but is no longer necessary with modern analysis tools directly providing these calculations.

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    Step-1 Initial relation between X (IDV) and Y (DV) without Mediator (M)

    2 possibilities: Sig relation or No Sig relation.

    Step-2 Relation between X & M and M & Y


    This step determined the presence or Absence of Mediation.
    If both relations are significant-Any sort of medication present.
    If any of the 2 relations is not sig, then No Mediation
    If Sig relation in Step-1 then it'll be No mediation, Direct relation.
    If No Sig relation in Step-1 then it'll be No mediation, No relation.

    Step-3 Relation of X (IDV) and Y (DV) in the presence of Mediator (M)
    This step determined the presence or type of Mediation.
    Now there are 4 possibilities:
    a) If Sig relation between X & Y in Step-1 and the No sig relation between X & Y now, it's Full
    Mediation. 
    b) If Sig relation between X & Y  in Step-1 and the now too there is sig relation between X & Y,
    it's Partial Mediation. 
    c) If No Sig relation between X & Y  in Step-1 and the now there is sig relation between X & Y,
    it's Indirect Effect (through the mediator). 
    d) If No Sig relation between X & Y  in Step-1 and the now too there is no sig relation
    between X & Y, it's No Mediation No Relation.

    These are the cases explained by Prof Gaskin (in the ppt refered by Sahiba).

    Now after the year 2000, a lot of people started criticized Baron & Kenny approach for its flaws,
    the biggest of them was that two direct effects (between X & M and M & Y) do not constitute an
    indirect effect between X & Y. Prof Hayes criticized it to max and gave his Macro- Process.
    Likewise, Prof Hair etc too criticized that.

    Prof Hair says if there is no relation between X & Y (in the absence of Mediator) then there can't
    be any mediation possible.
    So now mediation is only of 2 types: Partial and Full. Steps are the same 3 but the 2nd step is to
    check the Indirect effect (rather than checking 2 direct relations of X & M and M & Y).

    As given by Wikipedia (Reference: https://goo.gl/HKQuk5):

    The Sobel test is basically a specialized t test that provides a method to determine whether the
    reduction in the effect of the independent variable, after including the mediator in the model, is a
    significant reduction and therefore whether the mediation effect is statistically significant.

    But now we do not need this test as Process, AMOS and Smart PLS, all provide calculations for
    this test.
     
    Hope this will make the concepts somewhat clear.
    Best wishes

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