The phrase "moderating role" refers to the act of overseeing or controlling something to maintain balance or fairness. It involves regulating or mediating a situation to ensure that it remains within certain limits or guidelines. Full definition
Triggered by the stressor - detachment model, scholars recently started paying more attention to detachment's mediating role instead of the predominantly examined moderating role of detachment (Sonnentag and Fritz, 2015). (frontiersin.org)
Psychological issues and problematic use of smartphone: ADHD's moderating role in the associations among loneliness, need for social assurance, need for immediate connection, and problematic use of smartphone. (cambridge.org)
We examine intergenerational continuity in depressive symptoms between mother — child dyads as a flexible function of child age and account for the potential moderating role of maternal co-morbid health risk behaviors. (link.springer.com)