How to interpret negative total and direct effects and positive indirect effect? all are significant in mediation analysis
X --- M --- Y
Total Effect: Negative (-0.42)
Indirect Effect 1: Positive (0.03)
Indirect Effect 2: negative (-0.22)
Indirect Effect 3: positive (0.06) - Not significant
Direct Effect: Negative (-0.29)
Andrew Paul McKenzie Pegman No... I want interpretation of this results in text
Alex Richard Costa Silva, are you asking how to interpret the fact that the total effect (TE) is not equal to the direct effect (DE) + the indirect effect (IE)? If so, you may find some relevant info in this technical report:
- https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA557435.pdf
Try searching on:
- "disparity between IE"
- "culprit for the non-additivity"
HTH.
Bruce Weaver I'm sorry, I forgot to include the other indirect effects (which were negative, significant). Yes, the sum of these effects + direct effect is the total effect.
Total Effect: Negative (-0.42)
Indirect Effect 1: Positive (0.03)
Indirect Effect 2: negative (-0.22)
Indirect Effect 3: positive (0.06) - Not significant
Direct Effect: Negative (-0.29)
Now, can you tell me how I could interpret this positive indirect effect in the face of the total and direct positive effects?
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