Table 1.
Overview: Demographic Characteristics of the Samples and Descriptive Statistics for the Main Predictor Variable—Habitual Acceptance of Mental Experiences
| Study 1 | Study 2 | Study 3 | |||
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| Sample A | Sample B | Sample C | Sample D | Sample E | |
| Sample Size | 459 | 336 | 208 | 156 | 222 |
| Age Mean (SD) | 20.7 (2.50) | 21.0 (2.52) | 20.6 (3.57) | 46.4 (17.21) | 41.3 (11.37) |
| Gender (% Female) | 67% | 67% | 100% | 100% | 56% |
| Ethnic composition (in %) | |||||
| European American | 31% | 31% | 26% | 62% | 76% |
| Asian American | 48% | 42% | 53% | 22% | 1% |
| Hispanic/Latino American | 3% | 14% | 9% | 4% | 12% |
| African American | 0% | 3% | 1% | 6% | 2% |
| Others/Mixed ethnicities | 14% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 8% |
| Did not Report | 5% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 1% |
| Acceptance Scale | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 3.01 (0.83) | 3.02 (0.85) | 3.11 (0.74) | 3.25 (0.74) | 3.24 (0.96) |
| Alpha Reliability | .89 | .91 | .89 | .82 | .89 |
Note. Habitual acceptance of mental experiences was rated on a scale of 1 to 5.