Table 3.
Weekly Minutes of Home MM Practice Among All Experimental Participants (n = 21) and Those Engaging in Home MM Practice in a Consistent (n = 10) Versus Inconsistent (n = 11) Manner During the Study
| Formal practice, min/wk | Informal practice, min/wk | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Weeks 1–8 | Weeks 9–26 | p-Valuea | Weeks 1–8 | Weeks 9–26 | p-Valuea |
| All experimental participants (n = 21) | 188.3 ± 94.4 | 153.3 ± 139.6 | 0.159 | 110.1 ± 78.8 | 99.5 ± 131.3 | 0.147 |
| “Consistent” meditators (n = 10) | 240.3 ± 73.4 | 261.2 ± 118.2 | 0.386 | 133.3 ± 92.5 | 162.1 ± 163.4 | 0.646 |
| “Inconsistent” meditators (n = 11) | 141.1 ± 88.5 | 45.4 ± 36.0 | 0.015 | 89.1 ± 60.6 | 36.8 ± 30.9 | 0.008 |
a
Paired Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to compare the change in a given MM practice over time; weeks 1–8 represented the intervention period.
Values expressed with a plus/minus sign are the mean ± standard deviation.