Table 1.
Baseline characteristics across conditions.
| Characteristics | MBPa (N=703) | SCPb (N=705) | CBPc (N=753) | |
| Age in years | ||||
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Mean (SD) | 33.80 (12.40) | 33.59 (11.91) | 33.54 (11.95) |
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Range | 18-83 | 18-69 | 18-68 |
| Gender, n (%) | ||||
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Male | 203 (28.9) | 199 (28.2) | 184 (24.4) |
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Female | 500 (71.1) | 506 (71.8) | 569 (75.6) |
| Education, n (%) | ||||
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Primary or below | 10 (1.4) | 8 (1.1) | 7 (0.9) |
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Secondary | 143 (20.4) | 125 (17.7) | 148 (19.7) |
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Bachelor/diploma | 385 (54.7) | 379 (53.8) | 405 (53.8) |
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Master or above | 165 (23.4) | 193 (27.4) | 193 (25.6) |
| Employment, n (%) | ||||
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Student | 184 (26.6) | 179 (25.9 ) | 201 (27.3) |
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Full-time | 377 (54.5) | 394 (57.0) | 394 (53.5) |
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Part-time | 42 (6.1) | 29 (4.2) | 27 (3.7) |
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Unemployed | 24 (3.5) | 33 (4.8) | 55 (9.3) |
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Others | 76 (9.3) | 70 (8.1) | 76 (6.2) |
| Religion, n (%) | ||||
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No religion | 422 (60) | 410 (58.5) | 424 (56.8) |
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Christians | 169 (24) | 183 (26.1) | 200 (26.8) |
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Catholics | 40 (5.7) | 43 (6.1) | 51 (6.8) |
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Buddhists | 64 (9.1) | 57 (8.1) | 63 (8.4) |
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Others | 8 (1.1) | 8 (1.1) | 8 (1.1) |
| Previous mindfulness experience, n (%) | ||||
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Yes | 611 (86.9) | 599 (85) | 629 (83.5) |
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No | 92 (13.1) | 106 (15) | 124 (16.5) |
| Previous CBTd experience, n (%) | ||||
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Yes | 638 (90.8) | 626 (88.8) | 661 (87.8) |
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No | 65 (0.1) | 79 (11.2) | 92 (12.2) |
aMBP: mindfulness-based program.
bSCP: self-compassion program.
cCBP: cognitive behavioral psychoeducation program.
dCBT: cognitive behavioral therapy.