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masking pattern
masking pattern A masking pattern is a statistical result in which an indirect association goes in the opposite direction from a direct association, so it partly hides or offsets the overall link between two variables.
A masking pattern is a statistical result in which an indirect association goes in the opposite direction from a direct association, so it partly hides or offsets the overall link between two variables. In this study, lower adaptability helped produce an indirect association that counterbalanced part of the positive association between problematic screen use and academic burnout.