A researcher investigating the relationship between maternal distress and child conduct problems found that maternal distress was related to disciplinary strategies toward the child, which in turn were related to child conduct problems. In this study, disciplinary strategies are a ____.

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In this study, disciplinary strategies act as a mediator variable, as they explain the relationship between maternal distress and child conduct problems.

A Researcher Investigating the Relationship Between Maternal Distress and Child