Table 2.

Correlation analysis of the 8-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8) and Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) scores.

Variables			SCS (baseline)		SCS (session 1)		SCS (session 2)		PHQ-8 (baseline)		PHQ-8 (session 1)		PHQ-8 (session 2)
SCS (baseline)
	r	1		0.949		0.747		–0.743		–0.699		–0.76
	P value	—a		<.001		<.001		<.001		<.001		<.001
SCS (session 1)
	r	0.949		1		0.775		–0.741		–0.694		–0.727
	P value	<.001		—		<.001		<.001		<.001		<.001
SCS (session 2)
	r	0.747		0.775		1		–0.581		–0.531		–0.735
	P value	<.001		<.001		—		.004		.009		<.001
PHQ-8 (baseline)
	r	–0.743		–0.741		–0.581		1		0.955		0.685
	P value	<.001		<.001		.004		—		<.001		<.001
PHQ-8 (session 1)
	r	–0.699		–0.694		–0.531		0.955		1		0.64
	P value	<.001		<.001		.009		<.001		—		.001
PHQ-8 (session 2)
	r	–0.76		–0.727		–0.735		0.685		0.64		1
	P value	<.001		<.001		<.001		<.001		.001		—

^aNot applicable.