A Researcher Conducts a Simple Mediated Regression to Determine the Extent

Essay

A researcher conducts a simple mediated regression to determine the extent to which reading performance mediates the relationship between time spent on homework and science performance. The researcher finds the following results. Interpret the partially standardized total effect and partially standardized direct effect.

************** TOTAL, DIRECT, AND INDIRECT EFFECTS OF X ON Y **************

$\begin{array}{l}\text { Total effect of } \mathrm{X} \text { on } Y\\\begin{array}{rrrrrrrrr}\text { Effect } & \text { se }(\mathrm{HC} 4) & \mathrm{t} & \mathrm{p} & \text { LLCI } & \text { ULCI } & \text { c\_ps } & \text { c\_cs } \\.0212 & .0304 & .6971 & .4859 & -.0385 & .0809 & .0018&.0225\end{array}\end{array}$

$\begin{array}{l}\text { Total effect of } \mathrm{X} \text { on } Y\\\begin{array}{rrrrrrrrr}\text { Effect } & \text { se }(\mathrm{HC} 4) & t & p & \text { LLCI } & \text { ULCI } & c^{\prime} \text {\_ ps } & c^{\prime} \text { \_cs } \\.0008 & .0248 & .0311 & .9752 & -.0479 & .0494 & .0001&.0008\end{array}\end{array}$