To cite 'mediation' in publications use: Dustin Tingley, Teppei Yamamoto, Kentaro Hirose, Luke Keele, Kosuke Imai (2014). mediation: R Package for Causal Mediation Analysis. Journal of Statistical Software, 59(5), 1-38. URL https://www.jstatsoft.org/v59/i05/. A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is @Article{, title = {{mediation}: {R} Package for Causal Mediation Analysis}, author = {Dustin Tingley and Teppei Yamamoto and Kentaro Hirose and Luke Keele and Kosuke Imai}, journal = {Journal of Statistical Software}, year = {2014}, volume = {59}, number = {5}, pages = {1--38}, url = {https://www.jstatsoft.org/v59/i05/}, } For the underlying methods please cite the following papers: Kosuke Imai, Luke Keele and Teppei Yamamoto (2010). Identification, Inference and Sensitivity Analysis for Causal Mediation Effects. Statistical Science, 25(1), 51-71. A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is @Article{, title = {Identification, Inference, and Sensitivity Analysis for Causal Mediation Effects}, author = {Kosuke Imai and Luke Keele and Teppei Yamamoto}, journal = {Statistical Science}, year = {2010}, volume = {25}, number = {1}, pages = {51--71}, url = {https://imai.fas.harvard.edu/research/mediation.html}, } Kosuke Imai, Luke Keele and Dustin Tingley (2010). A General Approach to Causal Mediation Analysis. Psychological Methods, 15(4), 309-334. A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is @Article{, title = {A General Approach to Causal Mediation Analysis}, author = {Kosuke Imai and Luke Keele and Dustin Tingley}, journal = {Psychological Methods}, year = {2010}, volume = {15}, number = {4}, pages = {309--334}, url = {https://imai.fas.harvard.edu/research/BaronKenny.html}, } Kosuke Imai, Luke Keele, Dustin Tingley and Teppei Yamamoto (2011). Unpacking the Black Box of Causality: Learning about Causal Mechanisms from Experimental and Observational Studies. American Political Science Review, 105(4), 765-789. A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is @Article{, title = {Unpacking the Black Box of Causality: Learning about Causal Mechanisms from Experimental and Observational Studies}, author = {Kosuke Imai and Luke Keele and Dustin Tingley and Teppei Yamamoto}, journal = {American Political Science Review}, year = {2011}, volume = {105}, number = {4}, pages = {765--789}, url = {https://imai.fas.harvard.edu/research/mediationP.html}, } Kosuke Imai and Teppei Yamamoto (2013). Identification and Sensitivity Analysis for Multiple Causal Mechanisms: Revisiting Evidence from Framing Experiments. Political Analysis, 21(2), 141-171. A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is @Article{, title = {Identification and Sensitivity Analysis for Multiple Causal Mechanisms: Revisiting Evidence from Framing Experiments}, author = {Kosuke Imai and Teppei Yamamoto}, journal = {Political Analysis}, year = {2013}, volume = {21}, number = {2}, pages = {141--171}, url = {https://imai.fas.harvard.edu/research/medsens.html}, } Kosuke Imai, Luke Keele, Dustin Tingley and Teppei Yamamoto (2010). Causal Mediation Analysis Using R. In Advances in Social Science Research Using R, ed. H. D. Vinod, New York: Springer-Verlag. A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is @InCollection{, title = {Causal Mediation Analysis Using R}, author = {Kosuke Imai and Luke Keele and Dustin Tingley and Teppei Yamamoto}, booktitle = {Advances in Social Science Research Using R}, year = {2010}, editor = {H. D. Vinod}, publisher = {Springer-Verlag}, address = {New York}, }