Hi all,
I'm having trouble interpreting and reporting my current findings. Just to give you a brief idea: I'm looking at the change in a certain measurement between Time 1 and Time 2 as a result of a manipulation and I'm interested in whether mood moderates this change. As my first step I conducted a 2 (experimental condition 1 vs. 2) x 2 (Time 1 vs. Time 2) mixed model and found the interaction to be significant (p=.022). So in one of my experimental groups, the change from Time 1 to Time 2 is significant (also evidenced by a paired t-test). Then I entered mood as a covariate to the model. This time, the interaction is only marginally significant (p=.065). Does this mean that mood moderates my effect? What kind of follow-up analysis should I do to further prove this? How do I report this finding?
I would appreciate any and all help!
I'm having trouble interpreting and reporting my current findings. Just to give you a brief idea: I'm looking at the change in a certain measurement between Time 1 and Time 2 as a result of a manipulation and I'm interested in whether mood moderates this change. As my first step I conducted a 2 (experimental condition 1 vs. 2) x 2 (Time 1 vs. Time 2) mixed model and found the interaction to be significant (p=.022). So in one of my experimental groups, the change from Time 1 to Time 2 is significant (also evidenced by a paired t-test). Then I entered mood as a covariate to the model. This time, the interaction is only marginally significant (p=.065). Does this mean that mood moderates my effect? What kind of follow-up analysis should I do to further prove this? How do I report this finding?
I would appreciate any and all help!