Evaluate the collective function of references cited together in a given text segment.
Classify their combined role into one of the following categories: 'method', 'background', or 'result'.

Text:Following the suggestions by Cohen and Cohen (1983) and the recommendation of Baron and Kenny (1986) and Aiken and West (1983) as the underlying approach, we modeled interacting effects of the moderators (C) on the direct effect of the focal construct (A) on the outcome variable (B) with the…
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