Table 2.
Effects of the MBSR program on self-reported mindfulness skills, as measured by the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills (KIMS).
| Pre Mean | SE | Post Mean | SE | F-value | p-value | ||
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| KIMS | MBSR | 137.15 | 3.96 | 148.24 | 4.19 | 19.72 | <.01 |
| WL | 137.61 | 3.99 | 133.88 | 3.96 | |||
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| Observe | MBSR | 37.60 | 1.74 | 41.48 | 1.86 | 6.39 | .02 |
| WL | 40.77 | 1.75 | 40.40 | 1.74 | |||
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| Describe | MBSR | 31.75 | 1.29 | 34.20 | 1.37 | 8.77 | .01 |
| WL | 30.07 | 1.30 | 29.08 | 1.29 | |||
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| Awareness | MBSR | 32.00 | 1.38 | 34.29 | 1.46 | 4.48 | .04 |
| WL | 32.80 | 1.39 | 32.50 | 1.38 | |||
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| Judgment | MBSR | 35.80 | 1.44 | 38.25 | 1.60 | 6.03 | .02 |
| WL | 33.90 | 1.46 | 31.90 | 1.44 | |||
Notes: Means and Standard Errors at baseline (Pre) and post-treatment (Post) in the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Wait-List (WL) groups for the mindfulness skills composite (KIMS) and each of the KIMS subscales (Observe, Describe, Awareness, Judgment). F and corresponding p-values refer to the treatment condition × time interaction.