Find a peer-reviewed article that discusses a mediator or a moderator. You are encouraged
to find an article related to your final project topic, but you may also use one of the articles
listed here: Relationships Among Race, Education, Criminal Thinking, and Recidivism: Moderator
and Mediator Effects Mediators and Moderators of Functional Impairment in Adults With ObsessiveCompulsive Disorder Describe the nature of the relationship that the mediator or moderator has to the
independent and dependent variable.
Does the general way that the author describes the mediator or moderator seem to fit with
the process outlined by Baron and Kenny? Try not to get too bogged down with the
statistics of the mediator and moderator tests, focus on the general principles.
When responding to your classmates, provide your perspective on whether the mediator or
moderator is being interpreted and explained correctly.
