Qing Yang

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How to perform fit analyses in mediation/moderation models? What is it?

I proposed and tested a mediation model (X-M-Y; in this case M is a mediator). But it is possible that there are other arrangements of the variables (e.g., M-X-Y; Y-M-X) due to the cross-sectional...

09 October 2020 3,888 6 View

How should I report the main effect in the Hierarchical Regression Analyses?

When I do a moderation analysis, I put the IV (e.g., condition) and moderator in Step 1, and their interaction in Step 2, then I get the Hierarchical Regression model. When I report the...

17 January 2020 3,610 5 View

How to do Bonferroni correction when I have more than two bivariate correlations?

I have many different measures (e.g., A、B、C、D、E). When I report the bivariate correlations between them (e.g., A with B, A with C, B with E....), should I do the Bonferroni or Bootstrap...

04 February 2018 3,709 4 View

What is the core difference between causal inference and circular reasoning?

In social psychology, we often see some theories that demonstrate "threats lead to some behaviors, because these behaviors can reduce threats". For example, feeling of uncertainty (e.g., "I feel...

05 December 2017 4,704 4 View

How to do power analyses for repeated measures designs?

How to do power analyses for repeated measures designs with MORE THAN ONE within-subject or between-subject factor? For example, a 2*3 repeated measures design with two within-subject factors....

08 October 2017 3,079 5 View

How to explain the nonsignificant correlation between ERP data and behavioral data?

I investigated the effect of X on Y. Y was measured with both ERP waveforms (performance monitoring activities, i.e. error-related negativity and error positivity) and behavioral performance...

26 August 2017 7,566 8 View

How to build a rationale of self-uncertainty salience and the appraisal of subjective distance with the past self?

Two studies found self-uncertainty salience increased the subjective distance with the past self. How to build a rational story of them in the introduction? I thought about temporal self-appraisal...

17 July 2017 8,322 2 View

How to do a mediation analysis with an interaction as the predictor? Any literature?

I want to test if the interaction effect is contributed by a possible mediator. I have found a significant A(A1 vs A2)*B (B1 vs B2) interaction effect on Y, and I want to test if this interaction...

25 April 2017 8,312 5 View

How to (directly or indirectly) link self-uncertainty salience with self-esteem striving, and (or) self-enhancement motive ? Any theory or literature?

I'm interested in how self-uncertainty (personal uncertainty) salience affects cognitions or behaviors that demonstrate self-esteem striving or self-enhancement motive. I have had some empirical...

19 April 2017 6,194 3 View