Efecto de supresión y mediación en el contexto de la
intervención psicosocial: Diferencias, similitudes y ejemplos
Suppression and mediation effect in psychosocial intervention:
Differences, similarities and examples
Sergio Murguia
✉
, Teresa I. Jiménezb
a
Departamento de Psicología Social, Universitat de València,
España
b
Departamento de Psicología y Sociología, Universidad de
Zaragoza, España
Psychosocial Intervention 22 (2013) 55-9
10.1016/j.juro.2008.08.049
Resumen
El presente trabajo compara el efecto mediador y el supresor de una tercera
variable. Ambos efectos parcelan la varianza de la variable dependiente
(Y). La mediación es la reducción, tras introducir
una tercera variable (Z) en el modelo, de la proporción de
varianza explicada directamente por la variable independiente (X) en la
variable criterio (Y) y la supresión es el incremento de la
proporción de varianza explicada directamente por la independiente en la
variable criterio, al incluir la tercera variable en el modelo. Se
analizan las características y diferencias de cada efecto y se examina en
qué situaciones se produce uno u otro. Cada situación,
compuesta de tres variables correlacionadas entre sí, se explica con
un ejemplo en el contexto de la intervención psicosocial.
Finalmente, se proporcionan recomendaciones sobre la interpretación y
utilización de ambos efectos.
Abstract
This paper compares the mediator and suppressor effect of a third variable.
Both effects split the variance of the dependent variable (Y).
Mediation is the reduction, after introducing the third variable
(Z) in the model, of the proportion of variance explained on
variable Y directly by the independent variable (X), and
suppression is the increase of the of the proportion of variance explained on
variable Y directly by the independent variable after introducing the third
variable in the model. Then, the characteristics and differences of
each effect are analyzed and the situations in which either effect occurs are
examined. Each situation, consisting of three intercorrelated
variables, is explained with examples from the psychosocial intervention
context. Finally, recommendations for the use and interpretation of
both effects are provided.
Keywords
Mediator effect
Suppressor effect
Third variables
Psychosocial intervention
Psychosocial research
Palabras clave
Mediación
Supresión
Terceras variables
Intervención psicosocial
Investigación psicosocial
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