Table 1.
Descriptive statistics on sustained attention, separated by measures (RA = response accuracy, RT = response time), treatment groups, and times of testing (T1 = pretest, T2 = posttest).
| Ability | Measure | Condition | T1 | T2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | Median | M (SD) | Median | |||
| Vigilance test (entire test) | RA hits – false alarms | Mindfulness training | 2.07 (11.14) | 6.00 | 7.31 (8.37) | 8.00 |
| Concentration training | –9.25 (19.90) | −4.00 | 0.88 (12.46) | 4.00 | ||
| No intervention | 4.70 (9.87) | 9.50 | 7.00 (7.23) | 7.50 | ||
| RA misses | Mindfulness training | 9.81 (3.51) | 9.50 | 8.44 (5.15) | 8.00 | |
| Concentration training | 11.38 (3.66) | 10.50 | 10.13 (4.73) | 11.00 | ||
| No intervention | 7.50 (3.54) | 7.50 | 7.10 (2.56) | 7.50 | ||
| RT hits | Mindfulness training | 505.27 (38.18) | 510.11 | 514.14 (39.43) | 516.99 | |
| Concentration training | 516.07 (43.30) | 488.75 | 510.80 (45.41) | 513.87 | ||
| No intervention | 503.83 (38.35) | 506.35 | 507.21 (41.75) | 495.16 | ||
| Vigilance test (1st test half) | RA hits – false alarms | Mindfulness training | 1.25 (7.59) | 4.50 | 4.13 (5.61) | 5.00 |
| Concentration training | –8.00 (14.88) | −3.00 | 1.63 (7.84) | 3.00 | ||
| No intervention | 3.40 (5.54) | 4.00 | 5.80 (3.01) | 7.00 | ||
| RA misses | Mindfulness training | 4.50 (2.03) | 4.00 | 4.00 (2.94) | 3.50 | |
| Concentration training | 6.13 (2.53) | 6.00 | 4.88 (2.90) | 5.50 | ||
| No intervention | 3.20 (1.75) | 3.50 | 2.30 (1.83) | 2.50 | ||
| RT hits | Mindfulness training | 499.88 (45.44) | 499.67 | 507.44 (57.55) | 515.45 | |
| Concentration training | 511.48 (51.37) | 522.50 | 509.76 (47.37) | 516.80 | ||
| No intervention | 488.02 (47.37) | 493.08 | 493.21 (38.84) | 481.25 | ||
| Vigilance test (2nd test half) | RA hits – false alarms | Mindfulness training | 0.81 (4.83) | 1.00 | 3.18 (3.62) | 2.50 |
| Concentration training | –1.25 (7.07) | 1.50 | –0.75 (6.86) | 2.00 | ||
| No intervention | 1.30 (4.83) | 3.50 | 1.20 (4.71) | 3.00 | ||
| RA misses | Mindfulness training | 5.31 (2.06) | 6.00 | 4.44 (2.56) | 5.00 | |
| Concentration training | 5.25 (1.75) | 5.00 | 5.25 (2.12) | 5.00 | ||
| No intervention | 4.30 (2.31) | 4.00 | 4.80 (1.48) | 4.50 | ||
| RT hits | Mindfulness training | 520.05 (40.53) | 524.06 | 516.95 (42.66) | 511.81 | |
| Concentration training | 503.57 (84.63) | 551.25 | 531.53 (35.00) | 542.11 | ||
| No intervention | 524.49 (57.57) | 534.50 | 542.89 (53.55) | 539.79 | ||