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Abstract：
Business theories often specify the mediating mechanisms by which a predictor variable affects an outcome variable. In the last 30 years, investigations of mediating processes have become more widespread with corresponding developments in statistical methods to conduct these tests. The purpose of this article is to provide guidelines for mediation studies by focusing on decisions made prior to the research study that affect the clarity of conclusions from a mediation study, the statistical models for mediation analysis, and methods to improve interpretation of mediation results after the research study. Throughout this article, the importance of a program of experimental and observational research for investigating mediating mechanisms is emphasized.
摘要：
商业理论通常指定预测变量影响结果变量的中介机制。在过去的30年里,随着进行这些测试的统计方法的相应发展，调解过程的调查变得更加广泛。本文的目的是通过关注在研究之前做出的影响调解研究结论清晰度的决定，为调解研究提供指导，中介分析的统计模型，和方法，以提高研究后调解结果的解释。在这篇文章中，强调了研究中介机制的实验和观察研究计划的重要性。
