Table 2.

Correlations between Baseline Depression Severity and Improvement in Positive Affect

	MBSR Group n = 100		Waitlist Control Group n = 100
Positive Affect	Completion	Follow-Up	Completion	Follow-up
Joy	−.21*	−.29**	−.01	.01
Interest	−.23*	−.29**	−.07	−.07
Activation	−.16	−.30**	−.01	.16
Total Positive	−.21*	−.29**	−.01	.08

Note. Baseline depression symptom severity was measures as the standardized summated composite of scores on the CESD-R and the HAMD. Positive Affect was measured using the PANAS. Correlation values control for gender, education level, and number of health conditions.

^*p < .05

^**p < .01