The aim of present study was to suggest the appropriate way to establish and interpret mediating effect on sport psychology research by reconsidering Barron and Kenny`s criteria (1986) which has been widely used for explaining mediating effect in psychological research. Qualitative review of psychological literature suggesting mediating effect was performed. As a result, we identified several limitations from the Barron and Kenny`s criteria which is two-dimensional classification including fully mediated model and partially mediated model. For example, the criteria cannot explain the issue related to equivalent models which are statistically identical but are logically different, and it disturbs apposite interpretation for the main mediated model. Thus, we discussed the relationship between the equivalent model and the mediated model, and suggested the advisable approach to mediated model for sport psychologists.

Ⅰ. 서 론
 Ⅱ. 매개효과의 재해석
  1. Barron과 Kenny 법칙의 제한점
  2. 매개효과 분류유형과 해석
 Ⅲ. 등가모형과 매개모형 간의 관
  1. 등가모형의 문제점과 해결방안
  2. 스포츠심리학에서 매개모형 선정 방법및 등가모형 간의 관계
 Ⅳ. 맺음말
 참고문헌

• 신명진(서울대학교 체육교육과) | Myoung-jin Shin (Department of Physical Education, Seoul National University) Corresponding author
• 권성호(서울대학교 체육교육과) | Sung-ho Kwon (Department of Physical Education, Seoul National University)