Figure 8.

From T1 to T2 in the clinical study sample, the T2-T1 differences in parenting stress index (dPSI) were positively and negatively associated with the concomitant increases in the MMR(all) [Join[Own vs. Other Child] vs. Observe[Own vs. Other Child]] differential functional connectivity [MMR(all)-dependent PPI] between the dmPFC and PAG (A) and that between the dmPFC and NAc (B), respectively, each with the dPSI depicted on the x-axis, against the T2-T1 difference in the region's differential response on the y-axis, in the scatter plots. The Pearson's correlation r scores and p-values are embedded in the plots. The MP vs. Control differed in the MMR(all)-dependent PPI between dmPFC and PAG, but not that between dmPFC and NAc, with the bar charts of each region's mean (±s.e.) depicted in (C). *p < 0.05.