Table 4.
Mean Changes in Tension, Anxiety and Depressed Mood for ‘Bowl Naïve’ and ‘Bowl Experienced’ Participants from Pre- to Post-Meditation.
| Measures | n | Premeditation | Postmeditation | Change | ANOVA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | P | η | |||
| Bowl naïve | ||||||||
| Tension (POMS) | 26 | 1.61 | 1.13 | 0.32 | 0.80 | 1.29 | .000 | .500 |
| Anxiety (HADS) | 26 | 1.30 | 0.69 | 0.41 | 0.51 | 0.89 | .000 | .590 |
| Depressed mood (HADS) | 26 | 0.80 | 0.61 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.39 | .003 | .298 |
| Bowl experienced | ||||||||
| Tension (POMS) | 36 | 1.01 | 0.88 | 0.15 | 0.26 | 0.86 | .000 | .500 |
| Anxiety (HADS) | 36 | 0.89 | 0.61 | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.42 | .000 | .400 |
| Depressed mood (HADS) | 36 | 0.51 | 0.47 | 0.39 | 0.30 | 0.12 | .100 | .075 |
Abbreviations: ANOVA, analysis of variance; POMS, Profile of Mood States; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.