Mediation Analysis and Warranted Inferences in Media and Communication Research: Examining Research Design in Communication Journals From 1996 to 2017
Mediation Analysis and Warranted Inferences in Media and Communication Research: Examining Research Design in Communication Journals From 1996 to 2017
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媒体和传播研究中的中介分析和合理推论:审视 1996 年至 2017 年传播期刊的研究设计
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Macau K. F. Mak
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作者:
M. Chan;Panfeng Hu;Macau K. F. Mak
The number of studies employing mediation analysis has increased exponentially in the past two decades. Focusing on research design, this study examines 387 articles in the Journal of Communication, Human Communication Research, Communication Research, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, and Media Psychology between 1996 and 2017. Findings show that while most studies report statistically significant indirect effects, they are inadequate to make causal inferences. Authors also often infer that they uncovered the “true” mediator(s) while alternative models and mediators are rarely acknowledged. Future studies should pay more attention to the role of research design and its implications for making causal inferences.
影响因子:
3.5
作者:
Pirlott AG;MacKinnon DP
通讯作者:
MacKinnon DP
影响因子:
3.5
作者:
Fiedler, Klaus;Schott, Malte;Meiser, Thorsten
通讯作者:
Meiser, Thorsten