Table 1.
Socio-demographic and Clinical Characteristics
| Variable | Group | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBCT (n = 46) | ACC (n = 46) | pa | |
| Socio-demographic characteristics (baseline)
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| Female | 36 (76) | 35(76) | 1 |
| White | 29 (69) | 40 (87) | .015* |
| Age (in years) M (SD) | 36.7 (12.8) | 33 (9.6) | .218 |
| Marital Status | .373 | ||
| Married/Partnered/cohabiting | 20 (43.4) | 20 (43.4) | |
| Single | 18 (39.1) | 20 (43.5) | |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 8 (17.4) | 6 (13) | |
| Years of education | .127 | ||
| Partial high school | 1 (2.2) | 0 (0) | |
| Completed high school | 1 (2.2) | 2 (4.3) | |
| Partial college | 12 (26.1) | 20 (43.5) | |
| Completed college | 22 (47.8) | 17 (37) | |
| Professional or graduate school | 10 (21.7) | 7 (15.2) | |
| Family income per year | .091 | ||
| $10,000 | 3 (6.5) | 1 (2.2) | |
| $10,000–$30,000 | 15 (32.6) | 9 (19.6) | |
| $30,000–$50,000 | 9 (19.6) | 10 (21.7) | |
| $50,000–$100,000 | 12 (26) | 13 (28.2) | |
| $100,000 + | 3 (6.5) | 3 (6.5) | |
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| Clinical characteristics (baseline) | |||
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| BDI-II M (SD) | 12.1 (7.5) | 11.9 (6.6) | .879 |
| SWL M (SD) | 3.3 (1.5) | 3.3 (1.4) | .879 |
| Age (in years) of first onset of depression M (SD) | 15.7 (8.2) | 16.5 (5.7) | .252 |
| Number of previous episodes of depression (≥3) | 44 (95.7) | 43 (93.5) | 1 |
| Current antidepressant medication use | 14 (30.4) | 12 (26.1) | .817 |
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| Clinical Characteristics during and post-intervention | |||
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| BDI-II (T2) M (SD) | 11.9 (7.2) | 7.1 (6.49) | <.01 |
| BDI-II (T3) M (SD) | 8.2 (6.9) | 6.2 (5.7) | .295 |
| BDI-II (T4) M (SD) | 7.0 (6.1) | 7.2 (6.0) | .914 |
| SWL (T2) M (SD) | 3.5 (1.5) | 4.0 (1.8) | .198 |
| SWL (T3) M (SD) | 3.9 (1.7) | 4.3 (1.7) | .451 |
| SWL (T4) M (SD) | 4.3 (1.4) | 4.1 (1.6) | .603 |
| Treatment outside of interventions | |||
| Antidepressant use | 9 (28.1) | 8 (22.2) | .590 |
| One or more depression-related visits to GP | 14 (45.2) | 13 (39.4) | .801 |
| Counseling or psychotherapy | 8 (25.8) | 8 (24.2) | .885 |
| Psychiatric treatment | |||
| Outpatient | 2 (6.5) | 5 (15.2) | .428 |
| Day patient | 0 | 0 | |
| Inpatient | 0 | 0 | |
| Per-protocol completion (attended ≥4 sessions) | 22 (47.8) | 31 (67.4) | .091 |
| Number of intervention sessions completed M (SD) | 3.87 (2.93) | 4.72 (2.60) | .213 |
| Credibility of intervention M (SD) | 19.04 (5.21) | 19.91 (4.53) | .617 |
| Expectation of intervention effectiveness | 16.11 (5.39) | 16.51 (4.64) | .994 |
| Perceived social support M (SD) | 2.86 (.118) | 3.13 (.089) | .148 |
Note. Data are presented as number (percentage) unless otherwise indicated. Sxs=Symptoms; BDI-II = Beck Depression Inventory II; SWL=Satisfaction with Life; T2=Time 2 (immediately following treatment); T3=Time 3 (6-month follow up); T4=Time 4 (12-month follow up), GP=General Practitioner.
a
Fisher’s exact test for proportions and Mann–Whitney U-test for continuous and ordinal variables.
*
p < .05