Lance, Charles E.2011-05-092011-05-091988Lance, Charles E. (1988). Residual centering, exploratory and confirmatory moderator analysis, and decomposition of effects in path models containing interactions. Applied Psychological Measurement, 12, 163-175. doi:10.1177/014662168801200205doi:10.1177/014662168801200205https://hdl.handle.net/11299/104163Hierarchical moderated regression (HMR) analysis may lead to interpretational problems in tests of moderator (interaction) hypotheses. An alternative, residual- centering approach is described and compared to traditional HMR analysis. Procedures for evaluating interaction hypotheses and general effect analysis procedures are described for path (causal) models containing interactions. Index terms: Confirmatory analysis, Effect analysis in path models, Goodness-of-fit tests, Hierarchical moderated regression, Mediators, Moderated regression, Multicollinearity, Path models, Residual centering.enArticle