Table 5 Mediation model and the mediation effect of rsFC

TEPS_C

Indirect effect of X on Y (a x b)

Direct effect of X on Y (c’)

Total effect of X on Y

-1.739

-11.480

-13.219

0.717

1.220

1.121

-

-9.411

-11.795

-

0

0

(-3.255, -0.442)

(-13.908, -9.052)

(-15.449, -10.989)

TEPS_A

Indirect effect of X on Y (a1 x b1)

Indirect effect of X on Y (a2 x b2)

Direct effect of X on Y (c’)

Total effect of X on Y

-1.478

-2.154

-7.553

-11.185

0.759

0.937

1.392

1.120

-

-

-5.427

-9.987

-

-

0

0

(-3.147, -0.183)

(-4.230, -0.517)

(-10.323, -4.782)

(-13.414, -8.956)