Table 1.
Characteristics of first-year medical student sample (N=28)
| Variable | Number | Mean | SD | Range | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 24.5 | 3.2 | 21–37 | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 14 | 50 | |||
| Female | 14 | 50 | |||
| Ethnicity | |||||
| White | 20 | 71 | |||
| Hispanic | 4 | 14 | |||
| Middle Eastern | 2 | 7 | |||
| Other | 2 | 7 | |||
| Current meditation practice | |||||
| Yes | 6 | 21 | |||
| No | 22 | 79 | |||
| Component processes of EF | |||||
| MAAS | 3.2 | 0.7 | 1.6–4.5 | ||
| SCS | 3.9 | 0.6 | 2.4–5.2 | ||
| AOSPAN | 60.8 | 9.2 | 37.0–75.0 | ||
| Mental health | |||||
| PANAS-P (positive affect) | 3.4 | 0.8 | 1.6–4.8 | ||
| PANAS-N (negative affect) | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.1–4.4 | ||
| PWS | 3.8 | 0.7 | 2.1–4.8 |
Not all percent values sum to 100% due to rounding