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Mediation Indirect Effect Confidence Interval Formulas

Below you will find descriptions and details for the 4 formulas that are used to compute the confidence interval for the indirect effect in a mediation model.

Confidence interval for an indirect mediation effect:
Confidence interval for an indirect mediation effect formula
Variable definitions:
AB = indirect mediation effect
z = a standard normal score
α = Type I error rate
SEAB = standard error of the indirect mediation effect
Cumulative distribution function (CDF) for the normal distribution:
Cumulative distribution function (CDF) for the normal distribution formula
Variable definitions:
ยต = mean
σ = standard deviation
erf = error function
Error function:
Error function formula
Indirect mediation effect variance:
Indirect mediation effect variance formula
Variable definitions:
A = regression coefficient for the relationship between the independent variable and the mediator
B = regression coefficient for the relationship between the mediator and the dependent variable
SEA = standard error of the relationship between the independent variable and the mediator
SEB = standard error of the relationship between the mediator variable and the dependent variable
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