In the researcher's analysis of what influences self-esteem in adolescent girls he found that the interaction of time spent in daily physical activity and body image level was a significant predictor of self-esteem. What sort of analysis does he need to do to work out the nature of the moderation effect?

A) Complex Slope Analysis
B) Multi-slopes Analysis
C) Simple Slopes Analysis
D) Linear Slopes Analysis

Question

In the researcher's analysis of what influences self-esteem in adolescent girls he found that the interaction of time spent in daily physical activity and body image level was a significant predictor of self-esteem. What sort of analysis does he need to do to work out the nature of the moderation effect?

A) Complex Slope Analysis
B) Multi-slopes Analysis
C) Simple Slopes Analysis
D) Linear Slopes Analysis

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A Simple Slopes Analysis is needed to determine the nature of the moderation effect by examining the effect of the interaction term at different levels of the moderator (body image level in this case). This involves creating separate regression equations for high and low levels of the moderator and comparing the slopes of the lines to see if they are significantly different from each other.

In the Researcher's Analysis of What Influences Self-Esteem in Adolescent