Table 3. Multiple regression analysis relating dispositional mindfulness (Trait MAAS) and grey matter volumes.
Analysis | Correlation | p-value (two-tailed) | DF |
MAAS & right amygdala volume | −0.175 | 0.035 | 143 |
MAAS & left amygdala volume | −0.017 | 0.838 | 143 |
MAAS & left caudate volume | −0.172 | 0.039 | 143 |
MAAS & right caudate volume | −0.114 | 0.174 | 143 |
MAAS & left nucleus accumbens volume | −0.076 | 0.361 | 143 |
MAAS & right nucleus accumbens volume | −0.041 | 0.629 | 143 |
MAAS & left hippocampus volume | −0.036 | 0.672 | 143 |
MAAS & right hippocampus volume | −0.073 | 0.381 | 143 |
Control variables: | Grey matter volume (by FSL), age (yrs), gender, BDI total score, NEO-N: Neuroticism |
Notes: MAAS = Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale, BDI = Beck Depression Inventory.