Mplus Path Analysis Example 3.18

示意图

代码与注释

TITLE: this is an example of moderated mediation with a plot of the indirect effect DATA: FILE = ex3.18.dat; VARIABLE: NAMES = y m x z; USEVARIABLES = y m x z xz; DEFINE: xz = x*z; ANALYSIS: ESTIMATOR = BAYES; PROCESSORS = 2; BITERATIONS = (30000); MODEL: y ON m (b) x z;

    	m ON x (gamma1)

z xz (gamma2); MODEL CONSTRAINT: PLOT(indirect); LOOP(mod,-2,2,0.1); indirect = b*(gamma1+gamma2*mod); PLOT: TYPE = PLOT2; OUTPUT: STANDARDIZED TECH8;