Sobel's test

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Sobel's test

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Please help,
Though the direct path is not significant but sobel's test is significant, so can I report it in the paper?
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Hi,

Full mediation =
direct effect -> not significant (X->Y), but indirect effect significant (X->M->Y). But, we ignore Sobel test method in PLS, used bootstrapping approach.

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Hi, Murad Ali.

I'd like to share a piece of article which i had read before. I expect it is some little help for you.

Hayes, A. F. (2009). Beyond Baron and Kenny: Statistical Mediation Analysis in the New Millennium. Communication Monographs, 76(4), 408–420.

As Hengky's suggestion, using bootstrapping in PLS is suitable, as you know, since it does not require strict assumption such as sample size or normal distribution. Bootstrapping is the alternative to Sobel test.
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Post by nayabeyes »

Thank you Sarjana Hengky Latan and Ken Lee. In fact I want to use both methods but in Sobel test I had the problem but now cleared.

Ken Lee I will check out the reference.

Thank you very much. BR
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Post by bwilson »

nayabeyes wrote:Thank you Sarjana Hengky Latan and Ken Lee. In fact I want to use both methods but in Sobel test I had the problem but now cleared.
. BR
You should see:
Henseler, Jörg; Wilson, Bradley; Westberg, Kate (2011). Managers' perceptions of the impact of sport sponsorship on brand equity. Sport Marketing Quarterly, 20 (1), 7-21.
Wilson, Bradley; Henseler, Jörg (2006). The mediating role of relationship quality impacting sponsorship effects on perceived economic outcomes. ANZMAC Conference, Brisbane, December 4-6.

Sobel test should not be used or reported.

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