Table 1.
Correlations and descriptive statistics of all study variables among meditation experienced students (below diagonal) and meditation-naïve students
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | M | SD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Observing | .27 | .83 | .13 | −.15 | −.28 | .35 | .23 | .21 | 3.15 | 0.80 |
| 2. Describing | .78 | .06 | .88 | .28 | .16 | .36 | .27 | .27 | 3.36 | 0.78 |
| 3. Acting with Awareness | .73 | −.17 | .51 | .88 | .45 | .06 | .00 | .07 | 3.42 | 0.80 |
| 4. Non-judging | .53 | −.41 | .27 | .56 | .88 | .04 | −.10 | .01 | 3.40 | 0.85 |
| 5. Non-reactivity | .52 | .41 | .32 | .07 | −.13 | .78 | .26 | .25 | 2.94 | 0.72 |
| 6. State Mindfulness-Mind | .29 | .29 | .27 | .04 | −.26 | .42 | .94 | .72 | 45.77 | 12.82 |
| 7. State Mindfulness-Body | .23 | .23 | .21 | .05 | −.21 | .21 | .77 | .88 | 16.98 | 5.58 |
| M | 3.28 | 3.55 | 3.33 | 3.37 | 3.14 | 2.99 | 50.02 | 19.36 | ||
| SD | 0.48 | 0.80 | 0.89 | 0.83 | 0.94 | 0.74 | 13.36 | 6.32 |
Note. Significant correlations (p < .05) are bolded for emphasis. Cronbach’s alphas are underlined and shown on the diagonals. Correlations for meditation experienced students (n = 93) are below the diagonal. Correlations for meditation-naïve students (n = 206) are above the diagonal. Independent t-test found significant mean differences between meditation experienced and meditation-naïve students on observing (higher for meditation experienced), non-judging (higher for meditation-naïve), state mindfulness of body (higher for meditation experienced), and state mindfulness of mind (higher for meditation experienced).