Table 2.
Comparison of FFMQ and EQ scores between participants in the ayahuasca group and participants in the mindfulness group.
| Ayahuasca (n = 10) |
MBSR (n = 10) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre |
Post |
Pre |
Post |
Group × time |
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| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | F | p | |
| FFMQ | ||||||||||
| Observing | 25.70 | 8.08 | 27.60 | 9.38 | 25.10 | 1.72 | 35.70** | 1.33 | 22.60 | <0.001 |
| Describing | 29.00 | 9.36 | 31.40 | 6.73 | 26.50 | 2.01 | 36.10** | 1.52 | 13.61 | 0.00 |
| Acting with awareness | 30.70 | 6.36 | 34.10 | 4.81 | 26.90 | 0.87 | 35.80** | 1.13 | 8.52 | 0.01 |
| Non-Judging | 30.00 | 9.32 | 34.50* | 5.66 | 27.10 | 0.73 | 35.50** | 1.43 | 3.43 | 0.08 |
| Non-Reacting | 22.00 | 8.39 | 24.20 | 6.30 | 23.40 | 1.77 | 30.70** | 1.63 | 6.50 | 0.02 |
| EQ | 38.00 | 9.62 | 42.10 | 5.66 | 39.00 | 3.49 | 50.20** | 3.35 | 7.87 | 0.01 |
| MINDSENS | 3.33 | 0.91 | 3.61 | 0.74 | 3.31 | 0.16 | 4.50** | 0.19 | 21.13 | <0.001 |
MBSR, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction; M, Mean; SD, Standard Deviation; FFMQ, Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire; EQ, Experiences Questionnaire ∗p < 0.05; ∗∗p < 0.001.