RESEARCH STUDY 9.3: Dr.Cheong is a clinical psychologist who is curious about how people deal with natural disasters to report on how their well-being was affected by the hurricane, the social support felt after the storm, and the number of PTSD symptoms.Dr.Cheong finds support for his proposed relationship.However, in examining his data more closely, he finds that the relationship between emotional well-being and PTSD symptoms is stronger for men than for women. Which of the following is the mediating variable in Dr.Cheong's hypothesis?

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Social support is the mediating variable as it is the factor through which the hurricane's impact on well-being and PTSD symptoms is being examined.