Simple interpretation question on moderation

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Alfred
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Simple interpretation question on moderation

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Dear all,

I am new to PLS and have a question on moderation. I've used the search function and couldn't find an answer to my question.

As an example I have created this simple model in PLS3. The moderator is dichotomous, IV and DV are scales.

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The paths do show the coefficients and p-values.

Both the main and interaction effect are significant, but the moderating effect is not. What does that mean?

Also, in the SPSS Process tool I get very different results for moderation. How can that be?

Thank you very much in advance,
Albert
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Alfred
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Re: Simple interpretation question on moderation

Post by Alfred »

Good morning,

I would highly appreciate a short reply.

What does it mean if the interaction effect is significant but the moderator is not? Does it imply partial/full moderation?

Many thanks,

Alfred
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