Multiple Mediation: Intepretation of sig. total indirect effect with insig. specific indirect effects
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 10:43 am
Hi together,
I am trying to conduct a multiple mediation analysis and hhave now the result of a significant total indirect effect but only insignificant specific indirect effects for all mediators. I don't know how to interpret these results. According to Carrión, Nitzl and Roldán (2017) in "Partial Least Squares Path Modeling", a mediator effect only occurs if one of the specific indirect effects is significant in a multi mediator model. But i don't know how i should interpret the significant total indirect effect. Any ideas?
Best regards
Fabian
I am trying to conduct a multiple mediation analysis and hhave now the result of a significant total indirect effect but only insignificant specific indirect effects for all mediators. I don't know how to interpret these results. According to Carrión, Nitzl and Roldán (2017) in "Partial Least Squares Path Modeling", a mediator effect only occurs if one of the specific indirect effects is significant in a multi mediator model. But i don't know how i should interpret the significant total indirect effect. Any ideas?
Best regards
Fabian