Table 1.
Demographics and baseline physiologic measures of sample of male and female adolescents age 13–18 (n = 28)
| Frequency (Percent) | ||
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| HSC | LSC | |
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| Variables | ||
| Gender | ||
| Male | 6 (38) | |
| Female | 10 (63) | 12 (100) |
| Age | ||
| 13–14 | 7 (44) | 5 (42) |
| 15–16 | 4 (25) | 7 (58) |
| 17–18 | 5 (31) | |
| Highest education level of parents | ||
| 4-year college degree or less | 8 (50) | 2 (17) |
| Advanced degree | 8 (50) | 10 (83) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||
| White | 8 (50) | 10 (83) |
| Other (Black, Asian, Hispanic/Latino) | 8 (50) | 2 (17) |
| Mean (SD) Baseline SBP (mmHg) | 110.82 (7.71) | 104.12 (9.19) |
| Mean (SD) Baseline DBP (mmHg) | 65.17 (4.32) | 61.14 (4.17) |
| Mean (SD) Baseline HR (bpm) | 74.08 (11.95) | 75.39 (6.57) |
| Mean (SD) Baseline Cortisol (ug/dL) | .06 (.04) | .09 (.04) |
| Mean (SD) Baseline RSA | 7.10 (.93) | 7.36 (.71) |
Note. HSC–high self-compassion group; LSC–low self-compassion group;
SBP-systolic blood pressure; DBP-diastolic blood pressure; HR-heart rate;
RSA-Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (measure of heart rate variability);