Abstract
Moderated multiple regression (MMR) can model behaviours as multiple interdependencies within a system. When MMR reveals a statistically significant interaction term composed of ordinal or continuous variables, a follow-up procedure is required to interpret its nature and strength across the primary predictor (x) range. A follow-up procedure should probe when interactions reveal magnifier (or aggravating) effects and/or buffering (or relieving) effects that qualify the x-y relationship, especially when interpreting multiple interactions, or a complex interaction involving curvilinearity or multiple co-moderator variables. After a tutorial on the zero slope comparison (ZSC), a rarely used, quick approach for interpreting linear interactions between two ordinal or continuous variables, I derive novel extensions to interpret curvilinear interactions between two variables and linear interactions among three variables. I apply these extensions to interpret how co-occurring cancer symptoms at different levels influence one another - based on their interaction - to predict feelings of sickness malaise.
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