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David A. Kenny
Born
David Anthony Kenny

(1946-11-10) November 10, 1946 (age 77)
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of California, Davis
Northwestern University
Known forInterpersonal perception, Dyadic data analysis, Mediation analysis
PartnerMarina Julian
ChildrenKatherine Kenny, Deirdre Otero, and David Kenny
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, Thomas D. Cook

David Anthony Kenny (born November 10, 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 is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[2] Among the subjects he has researched are the interpersonal perception, 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 114,891 citations (Google Scholar, September 2022). He received the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology in 2019.

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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. 30 August 2016. 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. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.539.1484. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.51.6.1173. ISSN 1939-1315. PMID 3806354. S2CID 1925599.
  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.
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