Table 1. Demographic and self-report data.
| Meditators M (SD) |
Controls M (SD) |
Statistics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 36.56 (10.88) | 35.68 (14.69) | t(60) = 0.271, p = 0.794 |
| Gender (F/M) | 21/13 | 17/11 | n.s. |
| Years of Education | 16.97 (2.55) | 15.87 (2.82) | t(60) = 1.598, p = 0.115 |
| Meditation Experience (years) | 8.30 (10.28) | 0 | |
| Current Time Meditating Per Week (hours) | 5.50 (4.15) | 0 | |
| BAI score | 4.24 (4.68) | 4.50 (5.62) | t(60) = 0.202, p = 0.840 |
| BDI score | 1.06 (1.87) | 1.61 (2.69) | t(60) = 0.944, p = 0.349 |
| FMI score | 45.62 (7.02) | 41.12 (7.75) | t(60) = 2.401, p = 0.019* |
| FFMQ score | 152.97 (17.13) | 138.39 (12.63) | t(60) = 3.741, p < 0.001** |
* p < 0.05
** p < 0.001.