If a Researcher Tests for Whether Chronic Stress Is a Mediator

question 45

Multiple Choice

If a researcher tests for whether chronic stress is a mediator of the association between socioeconomic resources and health,she is hypothesizing that

• A)resources only affect health at certain levels of stress.
• B)stress causes both resources and health.
• C)resources predict health indirectly through stress.
• D)resources interact with stress in their influence on health.

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