Mediation (statistics) - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediation_(statistics)In the diagram shown above, the indirect effect is the product of path coefficients "A" and "B". The direct effect is the coefficient " C' ". The direct effect measures the extent to which the dependent variable changes when the independent variable increases by one unit and the mediator variable remains unaltered. In contrast, the indirect effect measures the extent to which the dep…
Mediation (David A. Kenny)
davidakenny.net/cm/mediate.htmThe total effect of stress on mood then is likely to be very small because the direct and indirect effects will tend to cancel each other out. Note too that with inconsistent mediation that typically the direct effect is even larger than the total effect. The Indirect Effect