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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Appetite. 2019 May 18;140:213–222. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2019.05.022

Table 3.

Program acceptability ratings of adolescents who participated in the mindfulness-based group and health education group

Item Mindfulness
Group		 Health Education
Group		 p
n (%)
Addressed my concerns (yes) 24 (92%) 16 (89%) .70
Group would help others like me (yes) 25 (100%) 16 (89%) .09
M (SD)
Felt comfortable to open up 3.11 (1.11) 3.68 (1.00) .08
Group leaders were helpful 3.88 (.99) 4.53 (.51) .01
Enjoyed coming to sessions 3.65 (.89) 3.68 (.75) .91
Mood improved versus before group 3.65 (.56) 3.53 (.51) .44
Supported by group leaders 3.96 (.60) 4.32 (.48) .04
Related to other group members 3.73 (.83) 3.84 (.76) .65

Note: Continuous items were rated on a Likert scale from 1 to 5, with 1 representing the poorest response and 5 representing the most positive response.

Note: n=26 in the mindfulness-based group and n=19 in the health education group completed program acceptability ratings.