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. 2026 Sep 10;33(5):e70334. doi: 10.1002/cpp.70334

TABLE 3.

The bivariate correlations between MCQ‐30, FFMQ and SADSS.

Measure 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1 MCQ‐POS 1
2 MCQ‐CC 0.275 1
3 MCQ‐NEG 0.134 0.257 1
4 MCQ‐CSC 0.254 0.061 0.102 1
5 MCQ‐NC 0.160 0.216 0.581** 0.446** 1
6 MCQ‐30 total 0.555** 0.609** 0.682** 0.539** 0.764** 1
7 FFMQ‐observe 0.079 −0.270 −0.133 −0.028 −0.298* −0.223 1
8 FFMQ‐nonjudge −0.237 −0.361* −0.664** −0.316* −0.634** −0.711** 0.362* 1
9 FFMQ‐nonreact 0.137 −0.100 −0.236 0.064 −0.340* −0.168 0.344* 0.410** 1
10 FFMQ–act with awareness 0.149 −0.157 −0.214 0.137 −0.131 −0.089 0.046 0.252 0.521** 1
11 FFMQ‐Describe −0.185 −0.440** −0.453** −0.099 −0.323* −0.493** 0.196 0.393** 0.315* 0.521** 1
12 FFMQ‐SF total −0.022 −0.402** −0.496** −0.079 −0.509** −0.502** 0.615** 0.712** 0.729** 0.653** 0.707** 1
13 SADSS 0.136 0.258 0.364 * 0.330 * 0.362 * 0.458 ** −0.463 ** −0.624 ** −0.305 * −0.125 −0.430 ** −0.586 ** 1

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; 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; SADSS, Social Anxiety Disorder Severity Scale.

*

p < 0.05.

**

p < 0.001.