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 Gareth posted on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 - 8:22 am
When using model indirect, I interpret the standardized estimate as one standard deviation change in Y for each standard deviation increase in X that is mediated by M.

When X is categorical, I want to use STDY. However, I am unsure how to interpret. Is the estimate now one standard deviation change in Y, as X changes from 0 to 1, for each unit increase in M?
 Linda K. Muthen posted on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 - 11:47 am
It is the one standard deviation change in Y, as X changes from 0 to 1, that is mediated by M.
 Gareth posted on Saturday, August 29, 2009 - 5:46 am
If the outcome, mediator and covariate were all latent variables, could I use STDXY to interpret as "one SD change in Y per SD change in X that is mediated by M?"
 Linda K. Muthen posted on Saturday, August 29, 2009 - 8:36 am
You should then use STD which standardized with respect to the latent variable variances.
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