Rediscovering the individual in mediation analyses.
Using the article by von Eye and colleagues as a springboard, this commentary considers a variety of challenges to valid exploration of mediation processes. Along the way, a several alternatives for reinserting the individual back into mediation processes are entertained. The configural frequency approach to mediation analyses proposed by von Eye et al. (Integrative Psychological & Behavioral Science 43(3), 2009) represents a major step toward this objective. Idiographic approaches are proposed as the next step in the progression toward individual-centered mediation analyses.
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Richard A
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Department of Human Development & Family Studies, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 145 Stone Building, Greensboro, NC 27402-6170, USA. rafaldow@uncg.edu
D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015233:Models, Statistical; D017008:Negotiating; D011593:Psychology, Social