3.3.3 Associations between brain activation and demographic or clinical measures
Distress ratings were not associated with age at diagnosis, anxiety symptoms, or trait mindfulness (p ’s > 0.05). However, older children demonstrated lower brain activation in the posterior cingulate cortex [xyz = -22, -68, 8] during the BREATH vs. LOOK contrast as compared to younger children, r (12) = -0.58,p = 0.049. Older children also displayed lower activation in the middle temporal gyrus during the BREATH vs. DISTRACT contrast than younger children, r (12) = -0.62, p = 0.032.