Hey guys
for testing a moderation hypothesis I want to use the process macro made by Hays. I downloaded Processmacro v3.1. from the official website and was able to install it. When using it this error message occured:
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ERROR: You have specified an M variable in a model that does not use it.
In this release of PROCESS, moderators are W and Z in models 1, 2, and 3.
ERROR: You are using PROCESS version 2 syntax. Version 3 syntax is
documented in Appendices A and B of www.guilford.com/p/hayes3
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From the Processmacro FAQ section I got following information:
Question: I am getting an error message in PROCESS v3 that reads:
ERROR: You have specified an M variable in a model that does not use it. In this release of PROCESS, moderators are W and Z in models 1, 2, and 3.
Answer: You are probably using model templates from version 2 with PROCESS version 3 or otherwise using version 2 syntax, which is now out of date. Many of the version 2 templates (such as you might find being distributed online through a source other than processmacro.org. Older versions you will find online will have a 2013 copyright date) are not the same as the version 3 templates. The version 3 templates are available only in the 2nd edition of Introduction to Mediation, Moderation, and Conditional Process Analysis. They are not available in electronic form.
-----> But I am sorry, I do not get it. I am using version 3.1. (not 2)... Does anybody have experience with this? Or am I overlooking something imprtant?
After trying all kinds of stuff to solve this, I hope somebody can help :) Thank you in advance!!!
Just change the model number to "4" which is for Mediation model. Make sure it's not set to "1" which is used for Moderation model in the new version.
Having the same problem, using updated version and getting an error message saying the custom dialogue I am running is using process version 2 syntax. Doesn't make sense.
Hi James,
I figured it out in the meantime. If you want to calculate a moderation with version v3.1 you have to specify the moderator as a W variable. In Version 2 it was different (there you had to use it as M variable). So if you use version 3.1 and you insert a Moderator in M, it gives you the error message.
[ I tried to figure this out watching you tube tutorials and stuff like this, but since Version 3.1 is pretty new, i think in the tutorials they use version 2, so this does not work the same way anymore]
I also read through 2nd edition of Introduction to Mediation, Moderation, and Conditional Process Analysis. This really helped.
Hope this helps and you can fix your problem faster than I did!
Just change the model number to "4" which is for Mediation model. Make sure it's not set to "1" which is used for Moderation model in the new version.
Thanks, Shahzada Ayub! That saves a lot of time! There is also an extensive documentation on what the model numbers mean:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj45br29Y7hAhUGR6wKHSHDAfEQFjADegQIAxAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Fprofile%2FLudmila_Zajac-Lamparska%2Fpost%2FHow_can_I_analyze_baseline_measures_as_predictors_of_change_in_longitudinal_designs%2Fattachment%2F59d61de779197b807797c2a1%2FAS%253A273843501895688%25401442300786694%2Fdownload%2Ftemplates.pdf&usg=AOvVaw2vij_mcSh2P9fIQlxOVoq6
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