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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Exp Psychol Gen. 2009 May;138(2):161–176. doi: 10.1037/a0015527

Figure 1. Mediation analysis following Baron & Kenny (1986).

Figure 1

A four step process with (1) regression coefficient from analysis with level of ensuing conversation as the dependent variable and personal loss as predictor, (2) regression coefficient from analysis with event memory as the dependent variable and level of ensuing conversation as the predictor, (3) regression coefficient from analysis with event memory as the dependent variable and personal loss as the predictor, and (4) regression coefficients from analysis with event memory as the dependent variable and both level of ensuing conversation and personal loss/inconvenience as predictors. These latter coefficients are in parentheses. Analysis for the 11-month period is in regular type. Analysis for 35-month period is in bold type. Partial mediation occurs if the regression coefficient for personal loss associated calculated in Step 4 is less than the related coefficient calculated in Step 3.