Table 2.
Correlations between metacognitive subscales, mindfulness subscales, and symptom measures (n = 224)
| MCQ-30 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAD-7 | PHQ-9 | OCI-R | Positive beliefs | Negative beliefs | Cognitive confidence | Need to control thoughts | Cognitive self-consciousness | Total MCQ-30 | Age | |
| GAD-7 | .31** | .71** | .38** | .58** | .47** | .68** | -.17** | |||
| PHQ-9 | .73** | .23** | .62** | .45** | .59** | .34** | .62** | -.15* | ||
| OCI-R | .61** | .60** | .28** | .62** | .43** | .63** | .36** | .64** | -.11 | |
| FFMQ | ||||||||||
| Observing | .10 | .04 | .04 | .15* | .07 | .07 | .08 | .38** | .20** | .07 |
| Describing | -.22** | -.31** | -.28** | -.08 | -.31** | -.32** | -.31** | .04 | -.28** | .17** |
| Awareness | -.52** | -.60** | -.46** | -.23** | -.47** | -.44** | -.45** | -.30** | -.52** | .16* |
| Nonjudging | -.65** | -.55** | -.46** | -.37** | -.67** | -.30** | -.63** | -.52** | -.69** | .14* |
| Nonreact | -.36** | -.34** | -.24** | .05 | -.35** | -.12 | -.22** | .09 | -.17* | .04 |
| Age | -.21** | -.11 | -.11 | -.18** | -.15* | -.20** | ||||
Note. MCQ Metacognitions Questionnaire, FFMQ Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item, GAD-7 Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item, OCI-R Obsessive Compulsive Inventory-Revised. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01