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Baron & Kenny’s protocol to identify an intervening variable. X is the independent variable, Y is the dependent variable, M is the intervening variable, α is the effect of X on Y, β is the effect of X on M, τ is the effect of M on Y, and α' is the effect of X on Y controlling for M.
