AMOS 18 returns only direct effects of the variables and not the indirect effects.

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Nicholas C Jacobson

This could mean that your mediator of interest does not mediate the relationship between the two constructs. Try exploring another variable.

Mohammad Tahir

Dear Nick Jacobson!

Thanks for the followup. The problem really lied in the mediation. I hadn't included any mediation among the variables at all. All independent variable were causal for the dependent variable.

However, I contacted Dr Jamil Malik, who also happens to be on Researchgate through mail. He gave me quite good clues.

Mohammad Tahir.