Table 1.
One-way ANOVAs of Manipulation Check Questions
| M | D | C | F | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Assessment Battery Questions | (0=Min/10=Max) | ||||
| How much are you noticing and accepting your urges to drink? | 7.4* | 4.0 | 5.3 | 11.8 | <.01 |
| How much are you distracting yourself from your urges to drink? | 2.3 | 6.2* | 4.1 | 15.7 | <.01 |
| Exit Assessment Questions - Understanding of Strategy | |||||
| During today's study I was asked... | (1=True/2=False) | ||||
| ...to pick up the drink in front of me | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.37 |
| ...to notice how the glass feels in my hand and the color of the beverage | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| ...to inhale the smell of the drink | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| ...not to label or evaluate my thoughts as good or bad | 1.0* | 1.9 | 2.0 | 179.7 | <.01 |
| ...to accept my thoughts without judging them | 1.0* | 1.9 | 2.0 | 144.2 | <.01 |
| ...to allow craving, frustration, and discomfort to be present | 1.0* | 1.8 | 1.9 | 77.5 | <.01 |
| ...to distract myself in order to take my mind off drinking | 2.0 | 1.0* | 1.7 | 85.0 | <.01 |
| ...to try to make my urges to drink go away | 2.0 | 1.1* | 1.7 | 47.3 | <.01 |
| ...to find ways to distract myself | 2.0 | 1.0* | 1.6 | 68.2 | <.01 |
| Exit Assessment Questions - Strategy Adherence and Evaluation | (0=Min/10=Max) | ||||
| How difficult was the coping strategy described to you? | 4.4 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.5 | .04 |
| How useful was the coping strategy described to you? | 6.3 | 7.8* | 6.3 | 3.3 | .04 |
| Rate how much you agree with the following... | (1=Strongly Disagree/5=Strongly Agree) | ||||
| ...I was given a specific strategy to use to cope with cravings [today] | 4.4 | 3.9 | 1.3* | 95.3 | <.01 |
| ...Iused the strategy I was instructed to in order to cope with cravings | 4.2 | 4.3 | 2.8* | 17.1 | <.01 |
| ...Iintentionally tried to accept wanting to drink without [judgment]...and was able to | 4.3* | 3.5 | 3.0 | 13.3 | <.01 |
| ...I intentionally tried to distract myself from wanting to drink and was able to | 1.9 | 4.5* | 3.8 | 62.0 | <.01 |
| ...Based [on today], I think this strategy would be helpful to deal with [alcohol cravings] | 3.4 | 4.2* | 3.3 | 7.9 | <.01 |
Note. M = Mindfulness Group mean. D = Distraction Group mean. C =Control Group mean.
*
Follow-up tests indicate that group mean is significantly different than mean of both other groups.