Research Article

Stress and Psychosocial Distress Scale with Blunted Oscillatory Dynamics Serving Abstract Reasoning

Table 1

Mediation analysis underlying regressions showing partial mediation of the relationship between perceived stress and psychosocial distress through the right STS.

ModelSEβ95% CI

Simple regression of α/β power in the right STS on perceived stress
Intercept-55.3889.879-5.6067.0230.098[-75.118, -35.658]
Perceived stress0.5390.2032.6500.312[0.133, 0.946]
Simple regression of psychosocial distress on perceived stress
Intercept-4.0540.362-11.184128.1670.652[-4.778, -3.331]
Perceived stress0.0850.00811.3210.810[0.070, 0.100]
Multiple regression of psychosocial distress on perceived stress and α/β power in the right STS
Intercept-3.5240.447-7.87566.1750.674[-4.418, -2.630]
α/β power in the right STS0.0100.0052.1700.163[0.001, 0.019]
Perceived stress0.0800.00810.0550.755[0.064, 0.096]

Note. STS: superior temporal sulcus.