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Interpreting Insignificant Total and Direct Effects with Significant Indirect Effects in Mediation Analysis

The author is conducting a mediation analysis for their Bachelor thesis, investigating if parental conflict mediates the relationship between divorce and attachment insecurity. They are struggling to interpret the results where the total and direct effects are not significant, but the indirect effect is. This presents a challenge in understanding and communicating the implications of such findings.

Social Sciences, Psychology, Clinical Psychology