. 2023 Apr 28;10:e43565. doi: 10.2196/43565

Table 1.

Correlations between participant factors and meditation app use (n=434).

Variable		Any lifetime use				Active app use
		r	P value	FDR^a-adjusted P value	r		P value	FDR-adjusted P value
Demographics
	Age	−0.24	<.001^b	<.001^b	−0.11		.02^c	.03^c
	Men	−0.05	.32	.27	−0.10		.04^c	.02^c
	Non-Latinx White	−0.08	.08	.76	−0.15		.001^d	.02^c
	Bachelor’s degree	0.07	.12	.09	0.03		.56	.72
	Low income	−0.06	.25	.16	−0.12		.01^c	.005^d
Psychological factors
	Depression	0.13	.005^d	.07	0.02		.61	.59
	Anxiety	0.20	<.001^b	.002^d	0.05		.30	.46
	Loneliness	0.09	.05	.29	0.01		.79	.79
Initial motivation for meditation
	Physical motivation^e	0.04	.36	.32	0.09		.05	.03^c
	Mental motivation^f	0.20	<.001^b	.003^d	0.07		.16	.53
	Cultural motivation^g	−0.12	.02^c	.047^c	0.02		.73	.80
	Spiritual motivation^h	−0.05	.31	.36	0.11		.03^c	.04^c
	Awakening motivationⁱ	0.02	.70	.48	0.07		.18	.11
Concerns about meditation apps
	Total concerns^j	0.18	<.001^b	.001^d	−0.01		.78	.67
	Cost concerns	0.25	<.001^b	<.001^b	0.04		.46	.54
	Time concerns	0.29	<.001^b	<.001^b	0.001		.98	.66
	Effectiveness concerns^k	0.03	.48	.91	−0.05		.29	.26
	Recommendation concerns^l	−0.02	.72	.83	−0.06		.22	.35
	Interest concerns^m	−0.32	<.001^b	<.001^b	−0.23		<.001^b	<.001^b
	Security concernsⁿ	0.09	.05	.15	0.04		.47	.85
	Target concerns^o	0.17	<.001^b	.002^d	0.05		.29	.45
	Usability concerns^p	0.13	.006^d	.02^c	0.15		.002^d	.004^d
	Technical problem concerns^q	0.13	.005^d	.02^c	0.13		.005^d	.01^c
	Trust concerns^r	0.07	.17	.15	−0.02		.74	.86

^aFDR: false discovery rate.

^bP<.001.

^cP<.05.

^dP<.01.

^ePhysical motivation: physical health motivations for practice.

^fMental motivation: mental or emotional health or stress reduction motivations for practice.

^gCultural motivation: social, cultural, or religious identity motivations for practice.

^hSpiritual motivation: general spiritual or self-transformation motivations for practice.

ⁱAwakening motivation: enlightenment, awakening, nirvana, or other ultimate goal motivations for practice.

^jTotal concerns: the total number of concerns.

^kEffectiveness concerns: unsure whether apps are effective.

^lRecommendation concerns: not recommended by a health care provider.

^mInterest concerns: not interested in using apps.

ⁿSecurity concerns: concerns regarding the security of health data.

^oTarget concerns: not targeting or helping with personal goals.

^pUsability concerns: apps not being user-friendly.

^qTechnical problem concerns: experiencing technical problems.

^rTrust concerns: apps not being a trustworthy source of information.