Table 5. Logistic regression models–Mindfulness practice negatively affected mental health (2021).
| Bivariate | Model 1 | Model 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARIABLES | Coef | Se | Coef | Se | Coef | Se |
| Gender (Male) | ||||||
| Female | 0.09 | (0.43) | -0.16 | (0.40) | -0.20 | (0.39) |
| Age (55 or more) | ||||||
| 18–34 | 1.58* | (0.63) | 1.14 | (0.86) | 1.17 | (0.90) |
| 35–55 | 0.89 | (0.65) | 0.23 | (0.88) | 0.28 | (0.92) |
| Region (Midlands) | ||||||
| Scotland | 0.59 | (0.76) | 0.75 | (0.89) | 1.15 | (0.89) |
| Wales | 1.32 | (0.79) | 2.03* | (0.93) | 1.96 | (1.06) |
| London | 0.27 | (0.57) | 0.34 | (0.71) | 0.01 | (0.75) |
| North | -0.20 | (0.62) | 0.10 | (0.82) | -0.10 | (0.87) |
| South | 0.02 | (0.71) | 0.40 | (0.81) | 0.10 | (0.84) |
| Education (Degree) | ||||||
| No Degree | -0.27 | (0.43) | 0.08 | (0.41) | 0.12 | (0.42) |
| Marital Status (Married) | ||||||
| Not Married | -0.28 | (0.44) | -0.26 | (0.53) | -0.22 | (0.56) |
| Family Composition (No Children under 18) | ||||||
| Children under 18 | 1.53*** | (0.40) | 1.43** | (0.48) | 1.48** | (0.47) |
| Employment Status (Working) | ||||||
| Unemployed | -1.20 | (0.72) | -0.94 | (0.80) | -1.34 | (0.95) |
| Retired | -1.11 | (0.85) | 0.41 | (1.17) | 0.37 | (1.15) |
| Student | 1.32 | (0.84) | 1.30 | (0.86) | 1.30 | (0.84) |
| Stay-at-home parent/housekeeper | -0.74 | (0.93) | -1.40 | (0.87) | -1.76 | (1.01) |
| Household Income (£28,000 or less) | ||||||
| £28,001-£55,000 | -0.08 | (0.42) | -0.26 | (0.48) | -0.19 | (0.45) |
| £55,001 or more | 0.65 | (0.64) | 0.03 | (0.72) | 0.18 | (0.69) |
| 2019 General Election (Conservative) | ||||||
| Labour | 0.23 | (0.57) | ….. | ….. | -0.24 | (0.51) |
| Liberal Democrats | -0.73 | (0.89) | ….. | ….. | -0.22 | (0.93) |
| Other | -0.29 | (0.69) | ….. | ….. | -1.31 | (0.71) |
| Did not vote | 0.07 | (0.53) | ….. | ….. | -0.83 | (0.74) |
| 2016 Brexit Referendum (Leave) | ||||||
| Remain | 0.18 | (0.49) | ….. | ….. | 0.09 | (0.42) |
| Did not vote | 0.36 | (0.51) | ….. | ….. | 0.82 | (0.76) |
| Observations | 376 | 376 | 376 | |||
| Pseudo R2 | ….. | 0.1591 | 0.1761 | |||
| Intercept | ….. | -1.18 | -0.83 | |||
Robust standard errors in parentheses
*** p≤0.001
** p≤0.01
* p≤a0.05
Note: The bivariate analyses regress the dependent variable on a single predictor (including categorical predictor variables). Although the coefficients from these models are shown in one column, they come from separate regressions. Regressions only include respondents who reported having practiced mindfulness during the COVID-19 pandemic.