David A. Kenny

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David A. Kenny
Born
David Anthony Kenny

(1946-10-11) October 11, 1946 (age 74)
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of California, Davis
Northwestern University
Known forMediation analysis
AwardsDonald T. Campbell Award from the Society of Personality and Social Psychology (2006)
Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology from the American Psychological Association (2019)
Scientific career
FieldsSocial psychology
InstitutionsUniversity of Connecticut
ThesisThe measurement and explanation of population effects: Sex differences in mathematics and science in a longitudinal study (1972)
Doctoral advisorDonald T. Campbell
Other academic advisorsRobert Sommer

David Anthony Kenny (born October 11, 1946)[1] is an American social psychologist and Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychological Sciences at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut. He has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2008.[2] Among the subjects he has researched are the statistical analysis of data from dyads and groups, as well as mediation analysis.[3] He co-authored a 1986 paper with Reuben M. Baron on mediation analysis[4] that has been highly influential in the years since,[5][6] with 12,759 citations in the Science Citation Index as of December 28, 2009.[7][8] In 2019, he received the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology.[9]

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  1. ^ "Kenny, David A., 1946-". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  2. ^ "David A. Kenny". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  3. ^ "David A. Kenny, PhD". FABBS. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  4. ^ Baron, Reuben M.; Kenny, David A. (1986). "The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations". Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 51 (6): 1173–1182. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.51.6.1173. ISSN 1939-1315. PMID 3806354.
  5. ^ Hayes, Andrew F. (December 2009). "Beyond Baron and Kenny: Statistical Mediation Analysis in the New Millennium". Communication Monographs. 76 (4): 408–420. doi:10.1080/03637750903310360. ISSN 0363-7751. S2CID 53599087.
  6. ^ Gelfand, Lois A.; Mensinger, Janell L.; Tenhave, Thomas (April 2009). "Mediation Analysis: A Retrospective Snapshot of Practice and More Recent Directions". The Journal of General Psychology. 136 (2): 153–178. doi:10.3200/GENP.136.2.153-178. ISSN 0022-1309. PMC 2670477. PMID 19350833.
  7. ^ Krause, Melanie R.; Serlin, Ronald C.; Ward, Sandra E.; Rony, (Rachel) Yaffa Zisk; Ezenwa, Miriam O.; Naab, Florence (July 2010). "Testing Mediation in Nursing Research: Beyond Baron and Kenny". Nursing Research. 59 (4): 288–294. doi:10.1097/NNR.0b013e3181dd26b3. ISSN 0029-6562. PMC 2920601. PMID 20467337.
  8. ^ Zhao, Xinshu; Lynch, John G.; Chen, Qimei (August 2010). "Reconsidering Baron and Kenny: Myths and Truths about Mediation Analysis". Journal of Consumer Research. 37 (2): 197–206. doi:10.1086/651257. hdl:10161/4143. ISSN 0093-5301.
  9. ^ "Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: David A. Kenny". American Psychologist. 74 (9): 1015–1017. December 2019. doi:10.1037/amp0000572. ISSN 1935-990X. PMID 31829677.

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