Please note that I have 3 Independent variables (IV) and 2 Dependent variables (DV). I don't have any moderator variables.
I have answered your question already.
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Can_a_DV_become_IV_for_another_DV
Jesper Fabricus has provided a good answer. Worded slightly differently, one of the DVs could become a mediator variable, a variable through which the IVs act upon the 2nd DV; e.g., IVs--> DV1 --> DV2 such that the IVs have no little or no direct influence on DV2. The classic article on the logic of mediation versus moderation, including how to test for mediation in a variety of designs, is Baron, R. M., & Kenny, D. A. (1986). The moderator-mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 51(6), 1173-1182.
Dear Israa Najeeb Zaidan ,
When you change the research direction/idea, the IV could be DV or vice versa. Make sure to provide a supportive rationale/literature.
Similarly, DV in this conceptual framework could be treated as IV in another study framework.
Best,
Duong,
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