TABLE 2.
Comparison of the subscales and overall scores of the assessed variables.
| Measure | SAD (n = 47) | PD (n = 50) | HC (n = 50) | Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | F | p | Pairwise comparison | |
| MCQ‐POS | 11.74 | 4.24 | 10.68 | 3.82 | 11.90 | 3.69 | 1.427 | 0.243 | — |
| MCQ‐CC | 13.09 | 5.13 | 10.96 | 4.48 | 11.22 | 4.69 | 2.836 | 0.062 | — |
| MCQ‐NEG | 15.55 | 4.84 | 15.58 | 4.11 | 15.48 | 4.59 | 0.007 | 0.993 | — |
| MCQ‐ CSC | 16.91 | 3.78 | 17.80 | 3.81 | 13.52 | 3.05 | 20.041 | < 0.001 | PD > SAD > HC |
| MCQ‐NC | 16.70 | 4.75 | 16.28 | 5.03 | 13.32 | 4.20 | 7.654 | 0.001 | SAD > PD > HC |
| MCQ‐30 total | 74.02 | 14.45 | 70.56 | 15.36 | 65.44 | 13.05 | 4.427 | 0.014 | SAD > PD > HC |
| FFMQ‐observe | 10.26 | 4.69 | 12.72 | 4.38 | 13.78 | 4.06 | 8.202 | < 0.001 | HC > PD > SAD |
| FFMQ‐nonjudge | 11.36 | 3.93 | 11.02 | 4.51 | 13.94 | 4.15 | 7.135 | < 0.001 | HC > SAD > PD |
| FFMQ‐nonreact | 12.40 | 3.31 | 12.06 | 3.93 | 13.04 | 3.69 | 0.920 | 0.401 | — |
| FFMQ–act with awareness | 12.83 | 3.70 | 14.84 | 3.46 | 14.04 | 2.88 | 4.387 | 0.014 | PD > HC > SAD |
| FFMQ‐describe | 10.74 | 3.99 | 15.30 | 3.22 | 14.22 | 3.51 | 21.243 | < 0.001 | PD > HC > SAD |
| FFMQ‐SF total | 57.60 | 13.34 | 65.94 | 11.67 | 69.02 | 10.99 | 11.641 | < 0.001 | HC > PD > SAD |
| SADSS total | 37.00 | 17.45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PDSS total | — | — | 35 | 16.26 | — | — | — | — | — |
Note: Bold text indicates statistically significant results.
Abbreviations: FFMQ–act with awareness, acting with awareness; FFMQ‐describe, describing with words; FFMQ‐nonjudge, nonjudging of experience; FFMQ‐nonreact, nonreactivity to inner experiences; FFMQ‐observe, observing thoughts/feelings; FFMQ‐SF, Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire‐Short Form; HC, healthy control; M, mean; MCQ‐30, Meta‐Cognitions Questionnaire‐30; MCQ‐CC, cognitive confidence; MCQ‐CSC, cognitive self‐consciousness; MCQ‐NC, need to control thoughts; MCQ‐NEG, negative beliefs about uncontrollability and danger of worry; MCQ‐POS, positive beliefs about worry; n, number; PD, panic disorder; PDSS, Panic Disorder Severity Scale; SAD, social anxiety disorder; SADSS, Social Anxiety Disorder Severity Scale; SD, standard deviation; Sig, significance level.