if I have two mediating variables, a single IV , and a single DV, does that mean there are two causal relationships?
I know partial mediation occurs for Mediating var 1 and mediating var 2
where MV1 mediates the relationship between IV and DV
and MV2 mediates the relationship between IV and DV
are there 2 causal relationships here?
If you propose it as 2 mediators at the same time, it is the relation between VI-VD where both intervene in this relation because you only have one direct effect, while if you propose two separate mediational models you will obtain two direct causal effects. Partial mediation is controversial so you can perform the separate analyses and see your results.
Cristian Ramos-Vera Thank you
Just to clarify your explanation, there's only one causal inference to be made
when I have 2 mediators, one Independent variable, and one dependent variable?
Would the percent mediation formula even work in this case? please see the screenshot attached
would there be just one percent mediation calculation, or two percent mediation calculations in this case?
According to this graph, only your average percentage is 58.3%.
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