Reflections on Mediation
Organizational Research MethodsPublished 28 November 2007
David A. Kenny
Citations279
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score10.18
SNIP8.38
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Abstract
This commentary reviews the author's history with mediation. In the second part, the author attempts to explain why there is such interest in the topic. In the third part, the author comments on the five articles in this feature topic.
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