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mediational

mediational

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That shows how one thing affects another
  • adjective
  • /ˌmiːdiˈeɪʃənl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : mediacional
  • A mediational analysis demonstrated that poor spatial working memory performance partially explains the sentence comprehension differences between the two groups.
  • mediational analysis
  • mediational model
  • mediational role

Examples

  • Finally, path analyses were employed to test the mediational effect of strategy use in the hypothesized model.

    Academic text (2009)
  • A second objective was to provide further evidence on the mediational role of perceived expectancy violation.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Our second research question examined the first path of the mediational model.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Finally, several mediational models were investigated.

    Academic text (2006)
  • However, this is the first study to our knowledge that tested the mediational effects of cognitive learning factors on asthma control.

    Blog text (20)
  • Separate mediational analyses were conducted for girls and boys for each of the three sport orientations.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Thus, future research could continue to explore the mediational pathways by which the benefit-appraisal curriculum increases well-being.

    Academic text (2014)
  • However, these findings, along with the mediational analysis, provide discriminative validity of the death-accessibility results.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Although the authors have sound theoretical reasoning for proposing this mediational sequence, alternative explanations are plausible.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The study aims to identify the mediational factors that influence the relationship between stress and academic performance.

Antonyms

984 2.3

Not controlled by others

Surface Forms

mediational positive

Morphology

mediational = mediation (semi-transparent) = mediate + ion + al

The adjective is formed regularly from 'mediation', but the psychological/statistical sense is specialized and not fully predictable without domain knowledge.

Etymology

Mediational comes from the root medi- and the Latin medius, which means 'middle'. Think of a 'middle' step or bridge that sits between cause and result, so mediational describes the process that explains how one thing leads to another.