Mediation - A current review and theory development

The mediation literature of the past decade is organized into six topical a reas: the determinants of mediation, mediation per se, approaches employed by mediators, determinants of the mediation approaches, outcomes of mediati on, and determinants of the mediation outcomes. The literature that describ es mediation per se, mediation approaches, and outcomes is very descriptive rather than theoretical. The literature that deals with the determinants o f the mediation, approaches, and outcomes is quite descriptive but also pro vides an ample base for theory development.